Today, April 21, the first matches of the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals begin, where first-league "Bukovyna" will face Kyiv's "Dynamo", and on Wednesday, April 22, first-league "Chernihiv" will meet "Metalist 1925", writes UNN.
"Bukovyna" - "Dynamo"
The first match will take place today, April 21, where Chernivtsi's "Bukovyna" will meet Kyiv's "Dynamo" in Chernivtsi. Despite "Bukovyna" being the home team, the match will be held at the "Ternopil City Stadium named after R. Shukhevych" in Ternopil because "Bukovyna"'s stadium does not have UAF accreditation to host matches starting from the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals.
With six rounds remaining in the Ukrainian First League championship, "Bukovyna" has secured its promotion to the UPL. "Bukovyna" is also performing successfully in the Ukrainian Cup. In the current draw, the Chernivtsi team managed to defeat amateur "Avangard", another First League team "Nyva" Ternopil, and UPL representatives - "Karpaty" and "LNZ".
In the previous round of the Ukrainian Premier League, "Dynamo" confidently defeated "Zorya" - 3:1.
The teams played each other last season also in the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals. Then, despite the Chernivtsi team opening the scoring, "Dynamo" defeated "Bukovyna" - 4:1.
Bookmakers favor "Dynamo" in this confrontation, giving odds of 1.3 for their victory. For "Bukovyna"'s victory - 9. The match will start at 18:00.
"Bukovyna" - "Dynamo" in the Ukrainian Cup semi-finals 2024/2025
"Metalist 1925" - "Chernihiv"
The final semi-final match will start on Wednesday, April 22, in Kovalivka at the "Kolos" stadium, where Kharkiv's "Metalist 1925" will host FC "Chernihiv".
"Chernihiv" is not performing exceptionally well this season, sitting in 12th place in the First League, but it is interesting that the Chernihiv team could have been eliminated from the Cup in the 1/8 finals. The fact is that in the 1/8 finals, "Chernihiv" met "Kryvbas". The main time of the game ended with a score of 1:1. In the penalty shootout, "Kryvbas" won, scoring three and conceding one goal.
"Chernihiv" against "Kryvbas" in the 1/8 finals of the Cup
However, the UAF Control and Disciplinary Committee awarded "Kryvbas" a technical defeat because after a double substitution, three Ukrainians and eight legionnaires were on the field, which is not allowed by the UAF regulations.
Meanwhile, "Metalist" managed to climb to 4th place in the UPL, pushing Kyiv's "Dynamo" to fifth place.
"Metalist 1925" celebrates victory over "Dynamo"
Bookmakers favor "Metalist" in this confrontation, giving odds of 1.36 for their victory. For "Bukovyna"'s victory - 9. The match will start at 18:00.
Where to watch
The Ukrainian Cup semi-final matches will be shown on the MEGOGO OTT platform, on the UPL TV channel.