2014 Ukrainian Cup final

The 2014 Ukrainian Cup Final is a football match that was played on 15 May 2014 in Poltava.^[1] The match is the 23rd Ukrainian Cup Final and was contested by Cup holders Shakhtar Donetsk and Dynamo Kyiv.

2014 Ukrainian Cup Final

Event	2013–14 Ukrainian Cup
Dynamo Kyiv Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1
Date	15 May 2014
Venue	Vorskla Stadium, Poltava
Referee	Yuriy Mozharovsky (Lviv)
Attendance	9,700
Weather	+21°C
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Leadup crisis before the match

The final was originally to be played at Metalist Stadium, Kharkiv,^[2] but was moved to Vorskla Stadium in Poltava. ^[1] Due to the May 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, the Football Federation of Ukraine (FFU), after being advised to do so by the Ukrainian Interior Ministry,^[3] decided that the match would be played behind closed doors for security reasons.^[4]

The decision to have no spectators at the match was met with criticism and protest by both clubs' fans including picketing of the House of Football in Kyiv a day before the match^[5] and was reverted after the FFU held an emergency meeting and conferred with club officials and government security.^[6]

Road to Poltava

Main article: 2013–14 Ukrainian Cup

Shakhtar Donetsk Round 1 Illichivets Mariupol 0 – 3 Shakhtar Donetsk Round 2 MFC Mykolaiv 0 – 3 Shakhtar Donetsk Quarter-final Desna Chernihiv 0 – 2 Shakhtar Donetsk Semi-final Slavutych Cherkasy 0 – 3 (aet) Shakhtar Donetsk

Dynamo Kyiv Round 1 Dynamo Kyiv 3 – 2 Metalurh Donetsk Round 2 Shakhtar Sverdlovsk 0 – 4 Dynamo Kyiv Quarter-final Metalist Kharkiv 2 – 3 Dynamo Kyiv Semi-final Dynamo Kyiv 4 – 0 Chornomorets Odesa

Previous encounters

This will be the seventh Ukrainian Cup final between the two teams. Dynamo has defeated Shakhtar three times out of the six Cup finals. Dynamo also lost its last two meetings with Shakhtar in this stage of the tournament. Dynamo has not defeated Shakhtar for the past seven years (seven games losing streak) since winning its last cup back in 2006–07.

Dynamo had appeared in 12 cup finals, winning nine trophies, while opponents Shakhtar had appeared in 13 cup finals, also winning nine.

Television

The match was broadcast on Futbol 2 and Ukrayina in Ukraine.^[7]

Match

As the designated home team for the final, Dynamo chose to wear their blue and white kits and Shakhtar chose their familiar orange and black kits.^[8]

Details

Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	Shakhtar Donetsk
Kucher 40' (o.g.) Vida 43'	Report	Douglas 57'

15 May 2014

20:00 EEST

Vorskla Stadium, Poltava

Attendance: 9,700

Referee: Yuriy Mozharovsky (Lviv)^[9][10]

Dynamo Kyiv

Shakhtar Donetsk

GK 1 Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (c) RB 2 Danilo Silva CB 6 Aleksandar Dragović  90+4' CB 24 Domagoj Vida LB 27 Yevhen Makarenko DM 4 Miguel Veloso RM 10 Andriy Yarmolenko  70'  90+4' CM 90 Younès Belhanda  85' CM 19 Denys Harmash  89' LM 7 Jeremain Lens  71' CF 85 Dieumerci Mbokani  45+3' Substitutes: GK 23 Oleksandr Rybka DF 3 Yevhen Selin MF 5 Ognjen Vukojević  90+1'  71' MF 16 Serhiy Sydorchuk  85' MF 45 Vladyslav Kalytvyntsev  89' FW 9 Roman Bezus FW 11 Brown Ideye Manager: Serhii Rebrov

GK 30 Andriy Pyatov RB 33 Darijo Srna (c)  45'  79' CB 5 Oleksandr Kucher CB 44 Yaroslav Rakitskiy  31'  90+4' LB 13 Vyacheslav Shevchuk CM 6 Taras Stepanenko CM 8 Fred  90+4' RW 20 Douglas Costa AM 29 Alex Teixeira LW 10 Bernard  69' CF 9 Luiz Adriano  90+2' Substitutes: GK 32 Anton Kanibolotskiy DF 3 Tomáš Hübschman DF 31 Ismaily DF 38 Serhiy Kryvtsov  79' MF 17 Fernando FW 11 Eduardo  69' FW 89 Dentinho Manager: Mircea Lucescu

Match officials: Assistant referees: Serhiy Bekker (Kharkiv)[10] Semyon Shlonchak (Cherkasy)[10] Fourth official: Anatoliy Abdulla[10]

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

Match statistics

Tournament official website^[11]

Teams	Dynamo	Shakhtar
Total shots	14	3
Shots on target	7	3
Ball possession	?%	?%
Corner kicks	5	6
Fouls committed	?	?
Offsides	1	1
Yellow cards	4	3
Red cards	1	1

See also

• 2013–14 Ukrainian Premier League

References

1. Финал Кубка Украины пройдет в Полтаве или Киеве в зависимости от результатов полуфинала [Final of the Ukrainian Cup will take place either in Poltava or Kyiv after the semifinal results are known] (in Russian). ua-football.com. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
2. Фінальний матч Кубку України відбудеться у Харкові [The Cup Final will be held in Kharkiv] (in Ukrainian). FFU. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. "Ukraine calls for spectator ban at football matches". BBC News. 7 May 2014.
4. "Ukraine matches to be staged behind closed doors". Reuters. 9 May 2014.^{[dead link‍]}
5. Ультрас Динамо пікетуватимуть ФФУ, бо на фінал Кубку не допустять глядачів [Dynamo fans picketing FFU, because the Cup final will not allow spectators] (in Ukrainian). champion.ua. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
6. ФФУ пустить уболівальників на матчі 30-го туру УПЛ [FFU allows spectators for Round 30 matches] (in Ukrainian). ua-football.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
7. Фінал Кубка України покажуть телеканали Футбол 2 і Україна [The Ukrainian Cup final will be broadcast on Futbol 2 and Ukrayina]. ua.football (in Ukrainian). 12 May 2014.
8. Динамо сыграет в белом, а Шахтер выйдет на поле в оранжево-черной форме [Dynamo will play in white, and Shakhtar will come out on the pitch in orange-black strips]. Shakhtar Official website (in Russian). ua-football.com. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
9. Де відбудеться фінал Кубка України з футболу [Where will take place the Ukrainian Cup final] (in Ukrainian). Ukrinform. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
10. Юрій Можаровський – арбітр фіналу Кубку України "Динамо" - "Шахтар" [Yuriy Mozharovsky - referee of the Ukrainian Cup final Dynamo - Shakhtar] (in Ukrainian). Football Federation of Ukraine. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
11. Online text report and statistics. Ukrainian Cup website. May 15, 2014