David Seaman returns! A Dynamo Kyiv Story

[hellroker]

April Update

Dinamo beat Karpaty
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At Lviv,Karpaty faced Dinamo Kiev and it was certainly a physical affair.Right winger Oleg Gusev gave Dinamo Kiev the lead on 12 minutes when he successfully converted Artem Milevskyi's through ball.The equaliser came 4 minutes later when defender Sergiy Bozrenko scored from a Karpaty corner.23 minutes into the game and Dinamo Kiev defender Sergiy Kryvtsov received his second yellow for shirt pulling and got sent off.Down to 10 men,Dinamo were still taking it to Karpaty.Gusev scored his second from a header from Andrew Driver's cross.Eugene Khacheridi scored from a corner on 68 minutes.Karpaty were also down to ten men when Denis Yevsikov got sent off in the 86th minute.Khacheridi scored once again in the last minute,once again from a corner.
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Oleg Gusev for his two goals.

Dinamo Kiev cruise past Illichivets
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As the season was coming to a close,it was important to get as many points as you can.Dinamo Kiev did that as they welcomed Illichivets.After a goalless first half,Oleg Gusev put Dinamo Kiev ahead from a Gerson Magrao free-kick.After 83 minutes,it was Gusev who scored again,this time from Artem Milevskyi's cross.
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Oleg Gusev for his two goals.

Dinamo lose crucial points as Metalist win
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Dinamo Kiev certainly would have hoped to do better,as they were defeated 3-2 by Metalist Kharkiv.Olexandr Kovpak opened the scoring for Metalist on 21 minutes and the lead was soon doubled when Marko Devic scored from the penalty spot.Dinamo pulled one back through Metalist keeper Goryainov's own goal but Devic scored again to make it 3-1.When Gusev scored in the 83rd minute,it was just too late.
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Marko Devic for his two goals.

Dinamo Kiev hammer Tavria
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Dinamo Kiev needed to make some ground after the loss to Metalist and they did just that against Tavria at home.Temur Partsvaniya scored the first goal as he headed from Gerson Magrao's corner.Gerson Magrao doubled the lead in stoppage time at the end of the first half,scoring a powerful shot from Roman Zozulya's square ball.In the second half,Roman Zozulya scored from Andriy Yarmolenko's cross to make it 3-0.
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Gerson Magrao for a goal and an assist each.

Vorskla beaten as Title win is close
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Dinamo Kiev rested some key players before the all-important match against Shakhtar but were still able to beat Vorskla.Mykola Morozyuk opened the scoring from outside the penalty area on 37 minutes.Andrew Driver made it 2-0 just 3 minutes later as he latched on to Mykola Morozyuk's long ball.Vorskla pulled one back as Sergiy Kryvtsov put the ball into his own net on 88 minutes.Late substitute Artur Kas'kov finished it off,scoring from Mykola Morozyuk's cross.
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Mykola Morozyuk for a goal and two assists.

Player of the Month
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There was no doubt about this one.Oleg Gusev was in sensational form this month as seen through his five goals and a number of assists.

Month Overview
A good month,but if we had not dropped points against Metalist,we would have had the title by now.
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[Roonaldo]

I'm sure you'll win the title . When's next update? Very good stuff

 

[hellroker]

May Update

Kiev turn out winners where it all matters
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In the much expected fixture of the season,walked out two teams determined to win the Ukrainian Premier League Title.The Europa League 2010 winners Dinamo Kiev and the Man City of Ukraine,Shakhtar Donetsk.It was the team in white who took the lead through Artem Milevskyi 9 minutes into the match.Artem Milevskyi got his second on 28 minutes as he scored a shot from outside the area following Gerson Magrao's square pass.The story continued in the second half as Gerson Magrao who provided Milevskyi's second goal scored from Oleg Gusev's through ball.Substitute Andriy Yarmolenko finished off the match and the league story in style as he scored a header from Gerson Magrao's corner.The Valeriy Lobanov'skiy stadium erupted as the final whistle blew and Dinamo Kiev were league champions for yet another year.
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Artem Milevskyi for two goals.

Second string side finishes season in style
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Dinamo Kiev were already Champions,so they fielded a second string side featuring the likes of Oleg Smirnov,Serge Aurier making their league debut and Andriy Fartushnyak being handed the captain's armband.The only first team player to feature in the fixture was Gerson Magran 27 minutes,Gabriel Obertan put Dinamo in front and the first half wasn't marked by any more events.In the second half,Andriy Fartushnyak scored from a Gerson Magrao corner and scored another from another corner 25 minutes later.That marked the close of a very exciting season of the Ukrainian Premier League.
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Gerson Magrao for his two assists.

So close,yet so far
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After the league season came to a close,the teams braced themselves for the Final of the Ukrainian Cup.It was the Donbas Arena,Donetsk where League winners Dinamo Kiev faced off against 3rd place Metalist Kharkiv.Marko Devic scored the first goal from outside the area and was followed by Jaja's 20 yard freekick 15 minutes later.Eugene Khacheridi met with an injury during the first half and had to come off.Artur Kas'kov scored in the 66th minute from an Oleg Gusev cross and controversy followed as Artem Milevskyi's goal was disallowed due to offside and Mykola Morozyuk was denied a penalty by referee Oleg Zubarev.At the end of 90 minutes it was Metalist who walked away with the cup.
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Oleg Gusev for his assist and all-round performance.

Player of the Month
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Once again,Gerson Magrao was providing assists as well as the ocassional goal to aid his team to league victory.Once again,he found his place at the Player of the Month.

Month Overview
Ok,we won the league.To be honest we were expected to do that but what a way to do it.A 4-0 trashing of the second place Shakhtar.Luck wasn't on our side during the final but that's football.
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[Roonaldo]

Shame about the defeat in the cup :'(. Fantastic result against Shakhtar

 

[hellroker]

End of Season Update

Another Ukrainian Season comes to a close,with Dinamo Kiev complete a hat-trick of titles,two of which were under current manager David Seaman.

The League Table
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Top Goalscorer
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It was Dinamo Kiev's Artem Milevskyi who scored 19 goals in 28 league appearances to lead his team to League Triumph.

Ukrainian Premier League Team of the Season 2010-2011
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Dinamo Kiev will be very pleased as six of their players made it into the Ukrainian Premier League Team of the Season.Olexander Shovkovskyi at 36 years of age still has the goalkeeping abilites in him.Gerson Magrao was exceptional throughout the season providing a huge number of assists for the team.Eugene Khacheridi was on the receiving end of most of these assists whose superior aerial ability saw him score a number of goals with his head.The wing duo of Oleg Gusev and Andrew Driver were showing a lot of promise as they got goals as well as provided them throughout the season.Artem Milevskyi who was the top goalscorer in the league was the final player to feature in the Team of the Season 2010-2011
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[hellroker]

A New Beginning​

10th June 2011
Yes,it was over.Another season was done.The players were on holiday.I lay in my bed wondering about nothing in particular,just when my phone rang.

Me: Hello

Grlic: This is Ivica Grlic

Me: Ivica who?

Grlic: Ivica Grlic.The Bosnian

Me: Yeah,speak.

Grlic: Don't you read the news??

Me: Uh, no. I'm too busy with my team
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Grlic: Well,I have to tell you this.You better come here to Sarajevo right now.

Me: But? Wh..

*he hung up*

I thought to myself,what now ? About 6 hours later I was sleeping comfortably in a flight headed to the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.There I was with Grlic offering me a warm welcome,hugging me and saying "Come David,we have to talk."

I went into his room where about 20 people were looking at me and smiling.I recognized one of them.Yes! He was Edin Dzeko.The man who scored a hat-trick against my Dinamo Kiev team when we faced Wolfsburg in the Europa League."Sit down David",said Grlic.I took the seat and I was given a newspaper article to read.It said,

Looking dazzled, I exclaimed "Whoa,I'm linked with the job?Is this the reason why I am called here?"

Nodding his head with a grin on his face,Grlic handed me a piece of paper.It was a contract.They were offering me the coach job.With a look of bewilderment on my face,I asked, "But what about my Dinamo Kiev job?"

Ivica sighed and said "You really don't pay much attention to reading.The job has been mentioned as PART TIME.You manage our team as well as Dinamo Kiev."

Delighted with the answer I signed! It was official,I was the new head coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina!

I was waiting at the Olimpijski stadion Kosevo where I was going to be unveiled and questioned by the media.Well-known media like The Sun, BBC Sport and also the local Bosnian media were present for the press conference.

I sat beside a very excited Ivica Grlic.And boy wasn't I excited as well!!

Question: You sit here as the new head coach of the Bosnian National Team.Your thoughts on this?
Answer: I am very pleased to be here as the manager of this team.

Question: What would you intend to do as manager of the team?
Answer: Well, my first aim would be to take the team to Poland-Ukraine 2012.My long term aim would be to make this team a European Superpower.

Question: Even though you are manager here,you cant speak Bosnian.Do you think there will be communication gaps between you and the players?
Answer: Not really,football is a universal language.

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[NunoPeixinho]

very good update mate, keep up the good work !

 

[Raikan007]

digging it buddy good season and good luck with Bosnia, i hope you get some good regens coming through because I managed them once before and they pretty much only have a good first 11, and maybe 2 subs, its a hard job, good luck!
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[arun]

I haven't had enough time to go through the whole thread, but I went through the beginning and the one about you taking over as Serbia's coach. Quite a good read

Will go through the whole thread at my leaisure <)

 

[toddzy]

Good luck with the new job mate that was a good update like! Just a question, what leagues did you load to get kas'kov? On topic though, keep it up mate, really like this story!

 

[nunomiguel]

Good work mate!
Keep the good work

 

[hellroker]

I haven't had enough time to go through the whole thread, but I went through the beginning and the one about you taking over as Serbia's coach. Quite a good read

Will go through the whole thread at my leaisure <)

Haha sure mate!

Good luck with the new job mate that was a good update like! Just a question, what leagues did you load to get kas'kov? On topic though, keep it up mate, really like this story!

Thanks a lot mate! You would need to have the Ukrainian League loaded.

 

[hellroker]

Transfer Update

Dinamo Kiev and Bosnia Manager David Seaman made a few deals this summer with two of his players moving out while youngsters arrived to strengthen the squad.

Ins:

Sotiris Ninis - Panathanaikos (11.75 m)
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Gabriel Obertan was on loan to Dinamo Kiev last season,but just couldn't impress David Seamn to make the deal permanent.Sotiris Ninis was seen as the ideal man for the job and was snapped up by the boss.

Luca Wehrli - Grasshoppers (3.8 m)
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Scouted at a Switzerland game where he scored two,the boss was tempted to sign the promising young striker and it took 3.8 million for the deal to be done.

Alexandr Korotkov - Metalurg Zp (1 m)
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Dinamo continued to reap young talent from Metalurg as they signed seventeen year old midfielder Alexandr Korotkov.

Roman Zavgorodnyi - Arsenal Kiev (14 k)
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Dinamo Kiev added a goalkeeper to their under 21 squad by signing 18 year old Roman Zavdorodnyi from city rivals Arsenal Kiev

Goran Jovanovic - Zeljeznicar Sarajevo (250 k)
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During his time in Bosnia and Herzegovina,Seaman attended a Sarajevo derby between Zeljeznicar and FK Sarajevo.The best player on the pitch was Goran Jovanovic which Seaman signed for a sum of 250 k.

Outs:

Betao - Juventus (3.6 m)
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The first player to leave the club was right back Betao who was signed up by Juve for a handsome fee of 3.6 million

Roman Eremenko - Hannover 96 (2.5 m)
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Roman was not going to find his place in the first team with players like Vukojevic,Neyra,Morozyuk and Stepanenko ahead of him so he was sold of by manager David Seaman.

Denys Garmash - Lviv (300 k)
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Denys was frustrated at not getting a first team place and found the best option that is to leave the club.After requesting transfer,UPL newcomers Lviv signed him up.

Guilherme - Juventus (Loan)
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Guilherme was another player who was not going to find a first team place ahead of Milevskyi,Kas'kov,Shevchenko and the new signing Wehrli.He was loaned out to Juventus.

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[Roonaldo]

Great signing in Ninis. Good luck for the new season

 

[NunoPeixinho]

Sotiris Ninis :wub:

some great signings mate

 

[Raikan007]

not bad signings mate, some of your players are on very high wages though (the youngsters)
looking forward to the new season (try organize games against Inter, Man Utd, Real and see how you fair against them pre-season?)
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[hellroker]

Pre-Season Update

Dinamo win against Metalurg Donetsk
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In their first pre-season friendly,Dinamo Kiev went to the city of their rivals,the Man City of Ukraine,Shakhtar to face a smaller team Metalurg Donetsk who were relegated from the UPL in the 2009-2010 season.4 minutes into the game,Denys Garmash who was playing in his last game before leaving for Premier League newcomers Lviv put in a nice ball for Andrew Driver to score from.Artem Milevskyi pulled off a wonderful goal as he skint past three opponents before driving the ball in the bottom right corner in the 38th minute.Eugene Khacheridi headed home from an Oleg Gusev corner in the second half.Just 8 minutes later Metalurg pulled one back through Vadym Voloshynski.However they finished the game on a low when Denys Shynkevych headed the ball into the back of his own net from an Oleg Gusev free-kick.
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Artem Milevskyi for his goal and leadership.

Valeriy Lobanov'skyi Cup
The second year of the Valeriy Lobanov'skyi Cup saw the same format.Two Ukrainian teams and two foreign teams.
This year the teams were:

Dinamo Kiev

Lviv

Lokomotiv Moscow

CFR Cluj

Valeriy Lobanov'skyi Cup Semi-Final
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Dinamo Kiev were drawn against Russian side Lokomotiv Moscow in the semi-final of the prestigious trophy.In a thrilling match,it was the away side who took the lead on 8 minutes when Tomislav Dujmovic blasted the ball past Dinamo keeper Maxym Koval.Artem Milevskyi equalised just a minute after,scoring a header from Artur Kas'kov's cross.A miscued clearance from Wagner had the ball fall straight to Artem Milevskyi who scored his second goal to put Dinamo in the lead.But the lead didn't last long as Dmitry Sychev drew Lokomotiv back level with a shot from outside the area.Scorer of Lokomotiv's first goal Tomislav Dujmovic received his marching orders on the 80 minute mark after he got a second yellow card for tripping Taras Stepanenko.Artur Kas'kov immediately capitalised as his freekick found the crossbar first and the back of the net next to pick up the win for his team.
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Artem Milevskyi for his two goals.

Valeriy Lobanov'skyi Cup Final
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In the second Semi-Final,it was Romanian side CFR Cluj who came out victorious on penalties after a 1-1 draw against Lviv.Andriy Yarmolenko put the home side in the lead with a powerful header from Sergie Aurier's cross on 24 minutes.It was a pretty uneventful game until 79 minutes when Andriy Fartushnyak's cross found young striker Artem Kravets unmarked who put the ball into the back of the net.Sergiy Shevchuk was playing his last game for Dinamo Kiev before his move to Illichivets and he finished it in style as his long ball found Andriy Yarmolenko who scored his second and finished it off as Dinamo Kiev were two time Valeriy Lobanov'skyi cup winners.
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Andriy Yarmolenko for his two goals.

Dinamo hammer Obolon
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In the annual friendly clash between the two sides,it was the same story yet again.Andriy Shevchenko's through ball found Artem Milevskyi on 13 minutes to put Dinamo Kiev in the lead.Milevskyi turned provider as his pass found Andrew Driver on 27 minutes to make it 2-0 to Dinamo.17 year old Oleg Smirnov went down after a clash of heads with Ruslan Levyga and couldn't play any further part in the game.Artem Milevskyi got his second assist as Andriy Yarmolenko scored after a deflection from Yury Tkachuk to finish the game in style.
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Artem Milevskyi for a goal and two assists.

Dinamo Kiev send Man Utd packing
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In the most anticipated match of the pre-season,Dinamo Kiev took on English Champions Man Utd at the Valeriy Lobanovs'kyi stadium in Kiev.To the shock of the supporters from Manchester,Artem Milevskyi put Dinamo in the lead after just 4 minutes from an Artur Kas'kov pass.They were even more shocked when Kas'kov put the ball in the top corner from Sotiris Ninis' cross after 10 minutes.They had some hope when Tom Cleverley was brought down and the free-kick was hit home by Italian youngster Davide Petrucci.The second half was marked by nothing much but injuries to left backs of both the team.Andriy Nesmachnyi from Dinamo and Fabio from Utd.The Utd fans went home at a loss of words as they were just wrapped and thrown aside by a confident Dinamo Kiev side.
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Artur Kas'kov for a goal and an assist each.

Players of the Pre-Season
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It was not one player who shined throughout the pre-season but it was three! The striking trio of Dinamo Kiev, Artem Milevskyi,Andriy Yarmolenko and Artur Kas'kov who scored and provided the goals to take the team forward.

Pre-Season Press Conference
Interviewer: Your new signings weren't showing the best of form during the pre-season and fans may be disappointed.Your thoughts on this?
David Seaman: I think this is too early to judge the players' form and I am confident they will shine during the season.

Interviewer: You lifted the Valeriy Lobanovs'kyi Cup yet again.What would you like to say about this?
David Seaman: Honestly,we were favorites to win and Im pleased we did.I would like to thank all the clubs who participated in the tournament.

Interviewer: What do you have to say about the win against Man Utd?
David Seaman: Well,I'm sure it has sent a message to all European clubs that we are a force to reckon with and we have it to win the Champions League.

Interviewer: Your rivals Shakhtar Donetsk have made arguably the best signings in Ukraine Premier League history by signing Brazilian wonderkid Neymar and Argentinian winger Angel Di Maria.Will these new signings hamper your progress this season?
David Seaman: I will prove to them that money isn't everything and I see the "Man City of Ukraine" go down this season.

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[arun]

They really signed Neymar and Di Maria? Wow, they must have good scouts and deep pockets. I had to shell out $25M or so to get Neymar.

Nice update, but you have a few injuries very early, no?

 

[langedahl]

arun, u can't support both man utd and liverpool!
That's a shame on the supporters of man u and liverpool

 

[toddzy]

arun, u can't support both man utd and liverpool!
That's a shame on the supporters of man u and liverpool

That's unbelievably off-topic on hellrokers thread. Pm him if you have a problem don't spam the guys thread.

On topic though, neymar and di Maria are some good transfers for them, but I have a feeling you'll show them that money isn't everything haha! Good luck mate an keep this going