Match photos Dynamo v Tavriya Part 2
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Post match photos Dynamo V Tavriya Under 21s
The old fire engine is still there, but not as much in use as it used to be now the first team have moved to Olymipiskiy.
Goals from Dynamo v Tavriya Under 21s
Dynamo celebrate going 1-0 up. Dynamo celebrate the second goal. The 3rd goal goes in the back of the net. The scoreboard tells the story of the game.
Photos of Dynamo Stadium from Dynamo V Tavriya Under 21s
A bit of an odd photo above, but it is the seat where I used to have a season ticket for.
18/8/13 Dynamo Kyiv 2 Tavriya Simferopyl 0
This was probably a must win game for Oleh Blohin, after an indifferent run of form has seen Dynamo after just 5 games slip out of title contention, with rivals Shakhtar, Metalist and Dnipro finding good form, whereas Dynamo's has been somewhat indifferent. This game presented a perfect chance though, as Tavriya are pointless and at the foot of the table. From the start it was quite clear what Tavriya's game plan was and what Dynamo's main deficiency is. Tavriya defended resolutely and were happy to soak up the pressure whereas Dynamo lacked a forward who could make any impact. Andriy Yarmolenko was back in the team and playing with a passion that was absent in the team the week before, he was providing the crosses and having the odd white himself, but it was all very speculative. Like Chernomorets the week before Tavriya's game plan was to hit Dynamo on the break, most of their creative play came from the evergreen serhiy Nazarenko, but Shovkovskiy being broug...
17/8/13 Dynamo U21 3 Tavriya Simferopyl U21 0
After a very late night on Friday I decided to hit Kreshchatik for a few beers and topic is up tickets for the main game on Sunday. The under 21s were playing each other in a prelude to the game between Tavriya and Dynamo on Saturday evening, so after hitting the beer tents it was time to check out the younger teams. It is always interesting to see how the younger players are developing and to try and spot the future stars. It was a pleasant enough early evening and like everything else below the Premier League in Ukraine entrance was free. The stadium hadn't changed and the old lady who did the announcements was still in fine voice and Paramon put in an appearance, although he wasn't Looking in the best of nick, not that he ever really did! The crowd was pretty small with about 200 people in attendance, including a bunch of likely lads who were caught trying to smuggle smoke bombs in. From the kick off there was clearly a gulf in difference of class between the 2 teams. D...
Arriving on Time
On Saturday I went to the match between Dynamo and Tavriya with Andriy and Asya, it was the first time it had been just us 3 at a match since Dynamo beat Newcastke in the Champions League. This was obviously a long time ago as the thought of Newcastle playing in the Champions League and Dynamo actually winning a game in it feels like a distant memory. Things might be about to change at least in Kyiv, although probably not on Tyneside, if recent performances are anything to go by. Out have gone oldies, such as Bielkevich, Gavrancic and Rebrov and some of the more useless signings like Markovic and in have come emerging youngsters like Aliev and Kravets. It seems that Semin could really be the man to change Dynamo's fortunes around. It should be remembered that Dynamo are the reigning champions, but in the first half of this season there were several lacklustre performances. They are now top of the league, but going into the winter break were in third and didn't really show any p...
Club Focus- Tavriya Simferopol
This week's visitors to Kyiv will be Tavriya who take on Dynamo on Saturday evening. At the moment Tavriya are celebrating their 50th anniversary, although they were formed from the old club Lokomotiv. Their nickname translates as the Crimeans, which is pretty apt, as the autonomous republic only has 2 other professional teams, lower division Igro Servis and Krimteplytsa, who were formed only in 1999, and despite starting the season well in the 1st League, have now faded from being promotion contenders. Tavriya hold the record of being the first club to win the Ukrainian League in 1992, and remain the only club to have won it other than Shakhtar and Dynamo. After this initial victory in the league they have faltered, though, usuallly finishing mid-table. Last season they finished 5th, which is just outside the positions needed to compete in Europe. This was their highest finish since 1993-4, when they also finished in 5th. They look set to repeat this feet this season, as they see...