On July 14 the first official game of 2015/2016 season will take place at Chornomorets Stadium in Odesa.

Champions of Ukraine and national cup holders FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

The match will start at 21:00.

FC Dynamo Kyiv

2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: 1st place (20 wins, 6 draws)

Best striker in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Artem Kravets (15 goals)

Best assistants in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Jeremain Lens, Andriy Yarmolenko (11 assists each)

2014/2015 Ukrainian Cup: cup holders (6 wins, 2 draws, goal difference – 13:3)

Sparrings during summer break: Universitatea Craiova (2:0), Legia Warsaw (0:0), Skënderbeu Korçë (3:0), Eintracht Braunschweig (2:1), Fortuna Düsseldorf (1:0), Viktoria Plzeň (match not finished)

Transfers during summer break –

joined the team: mf. Petrovic (Gençlerbirliğ), mf. Moroziuk, fw. Moraes (both – FC Metalurh Donetsk), gk. Koval, mf. Miakushko (both – return after loan move)

left the team: mf. Haruna (Anzhi Makhachkala), mf. Kalytvyntsev (FC Chornomorets Odesa, loan move), df. Betao (contract expired)

Doers speak

Aleksandar Dragovic, defender: “Victories in sparrings give us confidence. Still it doesn’t matter whether we win these games or lose. We must win on July 14”.

Mykola Moroziuk, midfielder: “I think the game will be difficult for both sides. I guess we are moving in the right direction, so we’ll get ready for the match and succeed”.

Artem Kravets, striker: “We want to win every competition. Of course our aim is to win the trophy. Super Cup is very prestigious in Ukraine”.

FC Shakhtar Donetsk

2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: 2nd place (17 wins, 5 draws, 4 defeats)

Best striker in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Alex Teixeira (17 goals)

Best assistant in 2014/2015 Ukrainian Premier League: Luiz Adriano (10 assists)

2014/2015 Ukrainian Cup: runners-up (6 wins, 2 draws, goal difference – 14:3)

Sparrings during summer break: Neftchi Baku (1:0), Skënderbeu Korçë (2:0), Eintracht Braunschweig (1:2), Legia Warsaw (0:0), Monaco (3:0), Sion (2:3), Basel (3:1)

Transfers during summer break –

joined the team: fw. Eduardo (Flamengo), df. Sobol, mf. Kobin, mf. Hryn, mf. Malyshev, mf. Bolbat, mf. Karavayev, fw. Ferreyra (all – return after loan move)

left the team: fw. Douglas Costa (Bayern Munich), mf. Fernando (Sampdoria), fw. Luiz Adriano (Milan), mf. Ilsinho

Doers speak

Yaroslav Rakytskyi, defender: “Considering our sparrings, I’m sure we’ll reach our best conditions by July 14. We have to win the Super Cup”.

Alex Teixeira, midfielder: “We have to win the trophy! Last season Shakhtar lost in the domestic league and national cup. I’ve never lost in Odesa before. Victory will be a great start of new season”.

Olexandr Hladkyi, striker: “It’s good we won the last starring of the training camp. That gives us confidence”.

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