"Dynamo vs Minaj - 4: 1, numbers and facts: Sydorchuk's 150th match as Dynamo captain

In the 1st round of the Ukrainian championship of the 2023/2024 season, Dynamo Kyiv defeated Minaj Zakarpattia 4-1 at the Valeriy Lobanovsky home arena. Here are the most interesting figures and facts of the match.

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- The 7th match between Dynamo and Minaj in the UPL ended with Dynamo's 7th victory, including the first strong-willed one.

Dynamo's longest starting winning streaks with one club in the Ukrainian league

Games Goals Opponent Start End Score (field)

14 35-4 Mariupol 04.08.1997 02.08.2004 1:1 (d)

10 34-3 Veres 11.10.1992

9 29-2 "Alexandria" 07.07.2001 23.10.2016 1:1 (d)

8 23-5 "Goverla" 11.10.2001 24.03.2010 0:1 (d)

8× 16-0 "Kharkiv" 16.10.2005

7× 18-1 Minaj 26.09.2020...

6× 20-3 Mykolaiv 27.07.1994...

Note (*): the series continues

- Dynamo's 3rd UPL victory over Minaj, including the 1st with a 4-1 scoreline.

- Dynamo conceded the first goal in the championships to Minaj in the 543rd minute.

- Dynamo's 13th strong-willed victory in the UPL, including the 7th time with a score of 4-1.

- Vladyslav Vanat scores his 1st double in the UPL (in the 44th game), who becomes the author of one of Dynamo's fastest doubles in the UPL, scoring two goals within three minutes.

Dynamo's fastest doubles in the Ukrainian leagues

Time Date Author of the double Goals Opponent Score (field)

1' 15.05.1993 Viktor Leonenko 24′, 25′ Volyn 3-1 (d)

20.07.2013 Dieumerci Mbokani 39′, 40′ Goverla 2:1 (d)

2' 03.08.2019 Vitalii Buyalskyi 45+1', 45+3' Lviv 3-0 (d)

3' 16.08.1992 Viktor Leonenko 14′, 17′ Kremin 5:0 (d)

30.05.1997 Serhii Rebrov 68′, 71′ Zirka 6-1 (d)

10.05.1999 Andrii Shevchenko 45′, 48′ Vorskla 2-0 (d)

19.04.2015 Artem Kravets 65′, 68′ Volyn 3-1 (d)

11.08.2017 Andrii Yarmolenko 76′, 79′ Zirka 3-0 (d)

30.07.2023 Vladyslav Vanat 27′, 30′ Minaj 4-1 (d)

- Dynamo's 120th home double in the Ukrainian league.

- Andriy Yarmolenko returns to Dynamo, having previously played 228 games for Dynamo in the UPL and scored 99 goals.

- Vitalii Buyalskyi played his 190th UPL match for Dynamo, Oleksandr Karavayev his 90th, and Heorhii Bushchan his 80th.

- Serhiy Sydorchuk's 150th match as Dynamo captain: 95th in the UPL, 7 in the Cup, 46 in European competitions and 2 in the Super Cup. Only Oleksandr Shovkovskyi (237) and Oleh Luzhnyi (153) have more captaincy matches.

- Oleksandr Karavayev scores his 30th goal in the UPL: 3rd - at Dynamo, 25 - at Zorya and 2 - at Sevastopol.

- Christian Bilovar, who played 35 games (2 goals) for Dynamo U19 and 35 games (1 goal) for Dynamo U21, makes his 1st UPL appearance for Dynamo.

- Volodymyr Brazhko, who played 24 games (8 goals) for Dynamo U19 and 28 games (4 goals) for Dynamo U21, will make his UPL debut for Dynamo.

- Oleksandr Bandura's 3rd sending-off in the championships, Denys Popov's 2nd.

- Vitalii Buyalskyi took a penalty for the 5th time in the UPL and scored the 4th goal from the spot.