2021 Ukrainian Cup Final

The 2021 Ukrainian Cup Final decided the winner of the 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup, the 30th season of the annual Ukrainian football cup competition. It was played on 13 May 2021 at the Ternopil City Stadium in Ternopil between Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk.[1] This was the first time the cup final was held in Ternopil. Previously on 4 March 2021 it was decided that nominal host of the final is Dynamo.[2]

2021 Ukrainian Cup Final
Event2020–21 Ukrainian Cup
Dynamo Kyiv Zorya Luhansk
Premier League Premier League
1 0
Date13 May 2021
VenueTernopil City Stadium, Ternopil
RefereeYuriy Ivanov
Attendance3,000

Ukrainian Association of Football assured that the stadium will host the 2021 Ukrainian Cup Final after the 2020 final, originally planned to be held on 13 May 2020 at Ternopilsky Misky Stadion, was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine and first moved to Arena Lviv in Lviv,[3] and then, considering the better epidemiological situation, to Kharkiv at Metalist Stadium.[3] On March 5, 2021, the Ternopil City Council adopted its decision to honor the stadium with a controversial historical Ukrainian person Roman Shukhevych.[4] It took a brief time before the Ukrainian Association of Football has adopted the new stadium's name originally referring to it by its previous name.[5]

On 30 April 2021 it was announced that UA:First will be main broadcaster of the game.[6] Before the start of the game, teams commemorated Valeriy Lobanovsky who died on 13 May 2002 with a minute of silence.[7]

Road to the final
Main article: 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup

Zorya started its campaign in the Round of 16, while Dynamo in the Quarterfinals.

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Dynamo Kyiv Round Zorya Luhansk
Opponent Result 2020–21 Ukrainian Cup Opponent Result
bye Round of 16 Desna Chernihiv 1–0 (A)
Kolos Kovalivka 0–0 (H) (a.e.t.), (4–3 p) Quarter-finals Veres Rivne 1–2 (A)
Ahrobiznes Volochysk 3–0 (A) Semi-finals Oleksandriya 1–1 (A) (a.e.t.), (4–3 p)

Dynamo Kyiv

As a Ukrainian Premier League team, Dynamo entered the competition in the quarter-finals with a home match against fellow Ukrainian Premier League side Kolos Kovalivka. Dynamo won on penalties 4–3 after tying at 0.[8][9] In the semi-finals at Ternopil City Stadium, they played Ukrainian First League team Ahrobiznes Volochysk which was a conditional host. Dynamo won 3–0 with goals from Bohdan Lyednyev, Artem Besyedin, Vitaliy Buyalskyi and reached their fourth final in five years.[10][11]

Zorya Luhansk

As a Premier League team, Zorya Luhansk started in the Round of 16, away at Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv. At the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Zorya Luhansk won 1–0 with a penalty goal from Vladlen Yurchenko.[12][13] In the quarter-finals, they were drawn away at Ukrainian First League team Veres Rivne and won 2–1 at the Avanhard Stadium in Lutsk due to goals from Dmytro Ivanisenia and Vladyslav Kocherhin.[14][15] In the semi-finals at away CSC Nika Stadium, they played fellow Ukrainian Premier League FC Oleksandriya and reached their second final with a 4–3 penalty shootout win after tying at 1 in regulation time with a Kocherhin goal.[16][17][18]

Previous encounters

In overall, games between teams started during the Soviet epoch, Dynamo Kyiv and Zorya Luhansk have previously met 81 times, from which 51 were won by Dynamo, 22 were drawn and 8 won by Zorya.[19][20][21][22] In domestic cup competitions they first met back in 1970. Including games of the Soviet Cup and Ukrainian Cup both teams met 7 times, from which 6 were won by Dynamo and 1 won by Zorya. This final is the second meeting of two clubs at this stage, which previously met in 1974[23] as part of the Soviet Cup when Dynamo beat Zorya in extra time.

As part of Ukrainian Cup competitions (since 1992), both clubs met four times all of which were won by Dynamo. The first time they met only in 2008, twice in 2015 and again in 2016.[24]

For Dynamo Kyiv, this final was the 18th[25] overall, with 12 wins in the previous 17 final appearances. Zorya is playing in their second[25] Ukrainian Cup Final after 2016, when they lost to Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2.

Teams at the competition's finals
Team Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Dynamo Kyiv 17 (1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Zorya Luhansk 1 (2016)

Beside the Ukrainian Cup, both teams also competed at the Soviet Cup before 1992 and have reached finals on several occasions. Once in 1974 both teams met in the Soviet Cup Final at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow (today in the Russian Federation). In total Dynamo and Zorya met three times including one final game.[21]

Match
Final
Dynamo Kyiv1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Zorya Luhansk
Tsyhankov 98' Report (in Ukrainian)
Report (in English)
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Yuriy Ivanov (Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast)
Dynamo Kyiv
Zorya Luhansk
Dynamo Kyiv:
GK71 Denys Boyko
DF94 Tomasz Kędziora 67'
DF4 Denys Popov
DF25 Illya Zabarnyi
DF16 Vitalii Mykolenko 11'
MF5 Serhiy Sydorchuk (c) 90+2'
MF10 Mykola Shaparenko 35'
MF15 Viktor Tsyhankov
MF22 Gerson Rodrigues 118'
MF29 Vitaliy Buyalskyi 113'
FW41 Artem Besyedin
Substitutes:
GK1 Heorhiy Bushchan
MF14 Carlos de Pena 118'
MF17 Bohdan Lyednyev
MF19 Denys Harmash 113'
DF20 Oleksandr Karavayev 11'
DF23 Sidcley
DF24 Oleksandr Tymchyk
FW30 Vladyslav Vanat
DF34 Oleksandr Syrota
Coach:
Mircea Lucescu
Zorya Luhansk:
GK23 Nikola Vasilj
DF45 Denys Favorov
DF21 Dmytro Ivanisenya 111'
DF15 Vitaliy Vernydub (c) 14'
DF6 Juninho 90+4'
MF29 Yehor Nazaryna 63'
MF10 Dmytro Khomchenovskyi
MF7 Vladyslav Kocherhin 75'
MF80 Vladlen Yurchenko 52' 117'
FW22 Vladyslav Kabayev 82'
FW28 Artem Hromov 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK30 Mykyta Shevchenko
DF5 Agron Rufati
DF20 Joel Abu Hanna
MF97 Andrejs Cigaņiks
MF4 Lovro Cvek 117'
MF8 Maksym Lunyov
FW11 Oleksandr Hladkyy 82'
FW90 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh 63' 90+2'
FW9 Shahab Zahedi 90+3'
Coach:
Viktor Skrypnyk

MAN OF THE MATCH

MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Video assistant referee (VAR):
  • VAR assistant:
  • VAR supervisor:
  • UAF game delegate
    • H.Prokopovych (Chernihiv)
  • UAF security officer
    • M.Pykhtin (Mykolaiv).

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

References
  1. Cup of Ukraine-2020/2021. Dynamo and Zorya to play in Ternopil final. (in English) Ukrainian Association of Football.
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  3. Official. Ukrainian Cup final 2019/2020 will be held on 8 July in Lviv. Ukrainian Association of Football. 26 May 2020
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  9. Dynamo in a dramatic penalty shootout beat Kolos and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals (Динамо в драматической серии пенальти победило Колос и вышло в полуфинал Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
  10. Despite Ultras. Ahrobiznes – Dynamo 0:3 (Назло ультре. Агробизнес - Динамо 0:3). (in Russian) UA-Football.
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  14. The Ukrainian Cup. Veres 1:2 Zorya, well timed class against the super-desire (Кубок Украины. Верес 1:2 Заря, своевременный класс против сверхжелания). (in Russian) UA-Football.
  15. Zorya minimally beat Veres and proceeded to the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals (Заря минимально обыграла Верес и вышла в 1/2 финала Кубка Украины). (in Russian) Sport Arena.
  16. The Ukrainian Cup. Oleksandriya – Zorya 1:1; pen.: 3:4. Kick-and-run will not reach the final (Кубок Украины. Александрия - Заря 1:1; пен.: 3:4. Бей-беги до финала не добежит). (in Russian) UA-Football.
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