Former midfielder of Kyiv’s Dynamo Vasyl Kardash shared his expectations for the final match of the Ukrainian Cup between Shakhtar and Dynamo.
Vasyl Kardash“Without a doubt, Shakhtar will want to win this confrontation at least to somewhat rehabilitate themselves for a disappointing season. For their part, Dynamo, which is just five minutes away from being the champion of the country, needs victory in the Cup to place the UPL gold medals there. After all, winning two domestic trophies is much nicer than one.
It’s hard to predict how the game itself will unfold when equally matched opponents meet. The factor of the first goal can be very important. Whose account it ends up on will have the advantage and act, as they say, according to the score.
At the same time, I don’t think the upcoming game can be anything like the direct encounter of Shakhtar and Dynamo in the championship. It seems to me this will be a more emotional encounter, after all, there’s a trophy on the line.
As for the prediction, I wouldn’t want to get into this thankless task. One thing I can say is that the psychological advantage will be on Dynamo’s side,” said Kardash.
