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... My foot got caught in the wheel, or
Ukrainian football is one minute away from death.
written by KAKTUS
Hello computer maniacs and fanatics
football. I just can’t believe that in such a hot time
(mid-summer), when exams are already a long time ago
ended (school) and others (entrance)
we haven’t thought about starting yet, someone is still sitting at home,
glued to the screen of his computer and reading this newspaper.
And you immediately ask: “And you yourself are sitting, trampling
keyboard while typing this text? ". And I answer you: “A
I have one more exam ahead, so I'm going outside
not a foot in the air, I’m sitting, getting ready, and now I’ve decided to warm up,
trample the clave."
So, what happened this summer at football
arenas of Europe? But a lot happened, and there is a lot in this
a lot of surprises.
On June 5, the Ukrainian national team hosted the visiting team
Andorra. Well, there were no surprises to be expected here,
except that Shevchenko didn’t score. And so everything is natural.
Andorra, ranked last in the ranking
UEFA unconditionally gave us 3 points, conceding
four goals into own goal.
During the whole match I was only thinking about how
ours did not receive serious injuries, but there were opportunities,
because the Andorrans played rough. Besides, it’s not too late-
cha, during the warm-up before the match Shovkovsky pulled
ligaments, yes,that it will now lie for four weeks.
Vorobiev took his place in the frame. But he never
managed to show skill.
At the same time, Iceland beat without much difficulty
Armenia 2:0.
Here's the first surprise. Russia - France 3:2.
It is unlikely that the most notorious optimist could have guessed
this is the outcome of the match. Frankly the match was like
a meeting of two weak teams. Possibly on hand
the Russians were affected by the torrential rain that fell for the first time
a few minutes. The players played throughout the first half
in a soaking wet uniform. First to the wet field
Russians were able to adapt, Panov (new discovery
national team) in the 38th minute after an unsuccessful exit
Barthez, when the ball, having touched Kandel's hand, did not fly
into the hands of the goalkeeper, where he expected it, but flew
behind Barthez, where Panov was the fastest,
who put the ball into the net.
The world champions rushed to recoup, but the Russians
clearly played out the half in defense and lost
Several opportunities to increase your score.
At the beginning of the second half, the French quickly came back
from a free kick. Now the initiative has passed to the French
Deputy, they are pressing. At the 53rd minute, Wiltord repeated
recent solo pass by Shevchenko, receiving the ball in
in the middle of the field he passed by with courier speed
opponent's defenders. Moreover, Onopko was left behind
so quickly that he seemed to be standing still. Don't get too close
huddle with Filimonov,rushing to meet, blondie
the dirty black man skillfully sent the ball under the goalkeeper
far corner.
The French are playing for time, playing the ball for a long time.
The Russians at these moments have nothing in mind to win back
they cannot present it.
The pace of the game finally drops. Romantsev, mentor
Russian national team, produces Tsymbalar. From his exit
house advantage in the middle of the field goes to
to Russians.
Khlestov with the ball in the center, he manages a magnificent
pass in an arc to Panov (the defender, realizing this
fact, he even grabs his head), French defense
I clearly missed this breakthrough. Entering the penalty area Panov
struck powerfully into the near corner. Beautiful throw from Barthez
did not help, the ball, hitting the post, flies into the goal.
The French "sailed". Until the end of the match, the Russians practically
practically did not leave Barthez’s penalty area. At 87 minutes,
"tearing to shreds" the defense of the French, Beschastnye and
Tsymbalar rolls the ball out for Karpin's cannon shot.
Nothing significant for the remaining 10 minutes
the French could not present it.
By the end of the match, without strength and consciousness, foaming at the mouth
Djorkaeff fell onto the grass.
The French team suffered the first and absolutely
deserved defeat in the current qualifying tournament
- no one forced her to relax when in the gray
during the second half, she held the fate of the game in her
hands. The Russians shined not so much with their game,
as much as strong-willed qualities. What they served usexample.
Four days later, namely on June 9, a new
round of qualifying matches.
Russia hosted Iceland at the Dynamo stadium.
Sensational victory of the Russians over the French team
aroused increased interest in this match. Those who wish
There were more places to get to the match than there were places. I wish I could
where Luzhniki came in handy! But, alas, the decision to carry out
The decision of the match was taken before the start of the winning streak of Russia
shining, and the organizers could not have imagined
that the match would be of such strategic importance.
The Icelanders, who hardly thought about counterplay,
concentrated all their forces near their gates. Realizing
all the hopelessness of approaching the opponent’s goal,
the hosts began a systematic shelling of the goal from the far
distances The high gears didn't come out because
they were easily intercepted by the tall Icelanders. However
nevertheless, after another Varlamov cross from the left
flanker Johnsen tried to intercept the ball, but he
the top of the ball, slightly changing its trajectory, flew to an angle
goalkeeper's area, where he was the most agile
Karpin, who headed the ball into the net.
With a minimal advantage of 1:0, Russia beat
Iceland, getting three points.
Here's another surprise for you. France was on the move
from the shame she escaped. Play a draw
with Andorra!? The tricolor mentor put him up for the match
experimental composition. In addition to the injured
Zidane,Djorkaeff and Lizarazu were absent from the squad.
whether all players who are in their assets (or liabilities)
had a yellow card so as not to get another one
before the meeting with the Ukrainian national team.
The French will win with grief and not without help
the judges got it, but without disqualifications in the match
they didn’t treat Ukraine well, and their reputation
thoroughly soaked.
At the 86th minute, the referee in a rather dubious situation
tion recorded a handball from Ramirez, who was fighting
with Anelka in his own penalty area, and awarded a penalty.
Leboeuf struck accurately.
True, it should be noted that in the middle of the first
half, the same referee did not award one hundred percent
penalty against the Andorrans, when at the cost of a violation
rules they interrupted Dugarry's solo passage. Not
Having waited for the penalty, Dugarry, jumping to his feet, himself
dealt with the offender, for which he received a red
cards. For this reason, Christophe will miss the match with
our team in Kyiv.
After the match, the Andorran coach said: “If
I was told before the match that we would only lose 0:1,
I would be incredibly happy. But now I'm disappointed
van, since we could well have played a draw!
However, a small thing happened in Andorra
holiday . However, this does not make it any easier for us, because
the French took their three points, and here we are in Armenia
lost two points and almost lost two teams
(main and youth) ...The fact that our team will play poorly against anyone
there was no doubt. Its basis is Dynamo Kyiv
already fed up with football, played the League, took
championship and national cup, they are simply tired and want
rest.
The desire to protect the legs of Shevchenko and Luzhny is quite
it’s clear, and very natural, who needs you for
West with your injuries?!
The question was whether it would be "bad" enough,
to beat the Armenian national team?
Well, what can we say about the match? There were moments, but no games
it was. The match was always torn to pieces
activity of our team, which then started
get close to the opponent's goal, and then it became
interestingly, I completely lost the opportunity to contact them
at least get closer, and then there was NOTHING.
There were attacks by Armenian football players, and sometimes even
looked dangerous. But still Vorobyov entered the game
only a couple of times. The rest is from the realm of probability:
“could have run away”, “could have punched more accurately”, etc.
That's how the match ended inconclusively. Our collection is
Naya returns home without a salty slurp. airplane,
loaded with sad people and Armenian cognac began
acceleration when the left engine sounded three
sequence of explosions, black smoke poured out and showed
lick the flames... If all this happened in the air...
But everything worked out. The stock of bad luck also has its share
limits. The next plane delivered without any problems
ourcompatriots to their homeland.
The qualifying tournament has come to an end
EURO2000. About 2/3 of the way has been completed, and the situation is still
The fourth group was completely confused. Remaining
Three matches with the national teams of France, Iceland and Russia
These things are not going to be easy. We are a draw in Armenia
put themselves in a difficult position. But
Our competitors will have games with frank
outsiders.
Let's try to guess what remains mysterious
only the outcome of matches involving Ukraine. In the rest
in matches, victory will go to the team that is on
currently ranks higher. Based on
from this it turns out that the French have 20 points,
Russians - 18, Icelanders - 15. Icelanders are out
competition. And for the rest we will make a sign.
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Ukraine Iceland Russia Ukr. Fra. Ross. Isl.
France Ukraine Ukraine points/place
2 1 1 15/4 23/1 21/2 18/3
2 1 * 16/4 23/1 19/2 18/3
2 1 2 18/3 23/1 18/4 18/2
2 * 1 16/3 23/1 21/2 16/4
16/4 16/3
3rd - 4th place depends on the score of the match Iceland Ukraine
2 * * 17/3 23/1 19/2 16/4
2 * 2 19/2 23/1 18/3 16/4
22 1 18/3 23/1 21/2 15/4
2 2 * 19/2 23/1 19/3 15/4
2 2 2 21/2 23/1 18/3 15/4
* 1 1 16/4 21/1 21/2 18/3
21/2 21/1
1st - 2nd place depends on the total difference in Fra. and Ros.
* 1 * 17/4 21/1 19/2 18/3
* 1 2 19/2 21/1 18/3 18/4
18/4 18/3
* * 1 17/3 21/1 21/2 16/4
21/2 21/1
1st - 2nd place depends on the total difference in Fra. and Ros.
* * * 18/3 21/1 19/2 16/4
* * 2 20/2 21/1 18/3 16/4
* 2 1 19/3 21/1 21/2 15/4
21/2 21/1
1st - 2nd place depends on the total difference in Fra. and Ros.
* 2 * 20/2 21/1 19/3 15/4
* 2 2 22/1 21/2 18/3 15/4
1 1 1 18/4 20/2 21/1 18/3
1 1 * 19/2 20/1 19/3 18/4
19/3 19/2
2nd - 3rd place depends on the total difference in Ukrainian. and Ros.
1 1 2 21/1 20/2 18/3 18/4
18/4 18/3
1*119/3 20/2 21/1 16/4
1 * * 20/1 20/2 19/3 16/4
1 * 2 22/1 20/2 18/3 16/4
1 2 1 21/1 20/3 21/2 15/4
21/2 21/1
1st - 2nd place depends on the total difference in Ukrainian. and Ros.
1 2 * 22/1 20/2 19/3 15/4
1 2 2 24/1 20/2 18/3 15/4
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Here are the schedules. I repeat that this is subject to
victories in the remaining matches of the team that
is higher in the standings, which is throughout
probabilities and will happen. When counting places
in the above 27 options, let's start from
that the difference between goals scored and goals conceded will be
better for the Russians, who are expected to be more
weak opponents.
The next round of Euro 2000 qualifying games has ended,
and the new EUROCUP season 1999/2000 began.
On June 30, 1999, the draw for the first and second
round of qualifying matches for the Champions League and
qualifying round of the UEFA Cup.
Let me remind you that this season Ukraine is represented by
four football clubs. Dynamo Kiev is in the League,
and Shakhtar, Kryvbas and Karpaty are in the UEFA Cup.
Dynamo will start in the League from the second qualification
round (27-28.07.99 and 03-04.08.99 return
meeting), wherewill meet the winner in the first
qualifying round in the match between the Lithuanian
"Zalgiris" and the Armenian "Cement".
Shakhtar and Kryvbas starting in the UEFA Cup
(12.08.99 and 26.08.99 return match), will meet
with Azerbaijani "Shamkir" and Macedonian "Silex"
accordingly. "Karpaty" will enter the fight for the Cup
UEFA from the first main round (09/16/99 and 09/30/99)
after the drawing of lots (08/27/99) determines
their rival.
The accrual system has changed since this season
points to calculate the UEFA coefficient. Let me remind you that
Teams participating in European competitions gain points. Then,
At the end of the season, the points of the country's teams are added up and
divided by the number of teams representing the country.
Our country is represented by four teams, which means
at the end of the season, the points scored by our teams will be added up
and divide by four - this is the coefficient
Ukraine for the 1999/2000 season. What do they do next with
I will explain this coefficient in the next article.
So from this season in the qualifying round
for a win - 1 point, for a draw - 0.5; basically
tournament for a win - 2 points, for a draw - 1. Besides
In addition to these points, bonus points are also awarded for
participation in the first round of the KEC (League); for going out to
second round, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and KECH final; for going out to
1/4, 1/2 and final of the UEFA Cup one point each.
And one more news came from the Federationfootball
Ukraine. The other day a decision was made to exchange
teams between the top and first leagues based on the results
national championship 1999/2000. Three will leave the major league
the worst teams, and only the winner will enter there
first league tournament. Thus, the elite division
Ukraine will be reduced from 16 to 14 teams next summer.
Games calendar
Ukrainian Championship 1999/2000.
First round
1st round July 12, Monday
"Krivbass" (Krivoy Rog) - "Dynamo" (Kyiv)
"Vorskla" (Poltava) - "Dnepr" (Dnepropetrovsk)
"Metallurg" (Zaporozhye) - "Tavriya" (Simferopol)
"Shakhtar" (Donetsk) - "Zvezda" (Kirovograd)
"Metallorg" (Mariupol) - "Chernomorets" (Odessa)
"Prykarpattya" (Ivano-Frankivsk) - "Metallurg" (Donetsk)
"Niva" (Ternopil) - "Karpaty" (Lviv)
CSKA (Kyiv) - "Metalist" (Kharkov)
2nd round July 16, Friday
"Dynamo" - "Metalist"
"Karpaty" - CSKA
"Metallurg" (D) - "Metallurg" (M)
"Zvezda" - "Prykarpattya"
"Tavriya" - "Shakhtar"
"Dnepr" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Krivbass" - "Vorskla"
"Chernomorets" - "Niva"
3rd round July 20, Tuesday
"Vorskla" - "Dynamo""Metallurg" (D) - "Krivbass"
"Shakhtar" - "Dnepr"
"Prykarpattya" - "Tavria"
"Metallurg" (m) - "Zvezda"
"Niva" - "Metallurg" (D)
CSKA - Chernomorets
"Metalist" - "Karpaty"
4th round July 24, Saturday
"Dynamo" - "Karpaty"
"Chernomorets" - "Metalist"
"Metallurg" (D) - CSKA
"Zvezda" - "Niva"
"Tavriya" - "Metallurg" (M)
"Dnepr" - "Prykarpattya"
"Krivbass" - "Shakhtar"
"Vorskla" - "Metallurg" (D)
5th round August 1, Sunday
"Metallurg" (D) - "Dynamo"
"Shakhtar" - "Vorskla"
"Prykarpattya" - "Krivbass"
"Metallurg" (M) - "Dnepr"
"Niva" - "Tavria"
CSKA - "Zvezda"
"Metalist" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Karpaty" - "Chernomorets"
6th round August 7, Saturday
"Dynamo" - "Chernomorets"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Karpaty"
"Star" - "Metalist"
"Tavriya" - CSKA
"Dnepr" - "Niva""Krivbass" - "Metallurg" (M)
"Vorskla" - "Prykarpattya"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Shakhtar"
7th round August 15, Sunday
"Shakhtar" - "Dynamo"
"Prykarpattya" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Metallurg" (M) - "Vorskla"
"Niva" - "Krivbass"
CSKA - Dnepr
"Metalist" - "Tavria"
"Karpaty" - "Star"
"Chernomorets" - "Metallurg" (D)
8th round August 21, Saturday
"Dynamo" - "Metallurg" (H)
"Zvezda" - "Chernomorets"
"Tavriya" - "Karpaty"
"Dnepr" - "Metalist"
"Krivbass" - CSKA
"Vorskla" - "Niva"
"Metallurg" (G) - "Metallurg" (M)
"Shakhtar" - "Prykarpattya"
9th round August 29, Sunday
"Prykarpattya" - "Dynamo"
"Metallurg" (M) - "Shakhtar"
"Niva" - "Metallurg" (G)
CSKA - Vorskla
"Metalist" - "Krivbass"
"Karpaty" - "Dnepr"
"Chernomorets" - "Tavriya"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Zvezda"
10th round 25September, Saturday
"Dynamo" - "Zvezda"
"Tavriya" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Dnepr" - "Chernomorets"
"Krivbass" - "Karpaty"
"Vorskla" - "Metalist"
"Metallurg" (D) - CSKA
"Shakhtar" - "Niva"
"Prykarpattya" - "Metallurg" (M)
11th round October 3, Sunday
"Metallurg" (M) - "Dynamo"
"Niva" - "Prykarpattya"
CSKA - Shakhtar
"Metalist" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Karpaty" - "Vorskla"
"Chernomorets" - "Krivbass"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Dnepr"
"Zvezda" - "Tavria"
12th round October 16, Saturday
"Dynamo" - "Tavriya"
"Dnepr" - "Zvezda"
"Krivbass" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Vorskla" - "Chernomorets"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Karpaty"
"Shakhtar" - "Metalist"
"Prykarpattya" - CSKA
"Metallurg" (M) - "Niva"
13th round October 24, Sunday
"Niva" - "Dynamo"
CSKA - Metallurg (M)
"Metalist" - "Prykarpattya""Karpaty" - "Shakhtar"
"Chernomorets" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Metallurg" (D) - "Vorskla"
"Zvezda" - "Krivbass"
"Tavria" - "Dnepr"
14th round October 31, Sunday
"Dynamo" - "Dnepr"
"Krivbass" - "Tavriya"
"Vorskla" - "Zvezda"
"Metallurg" (G) - "Metallurg" (D)
"Shakhtar" - "Chernomorets"
"Prykarpattya" - "Karpaty"
"Metallurg" (M) - "Metalist"
"Niva" - CSKA
15th round November 7, Sunday
CSKA - Dynamo
"Metalist" - "Niva"
"Karpaty" - "Metallurg" (M)
"Chernomorets" - "Prykarpattya"
"Metallurg" (D) - "Shakhtar"
"Zvezda" - "Metallurg" (D)
"Tavriya" - "Vorskla"
"Dnepr" - "Krivbass"
Information kindly provided by colleagues from:
- weekly "Football"
- newspapers "Dnepr Evening"
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