Donetsk "Shakhtar" became the winner of the Ukrainian Football Cup for the fifth time in its history. \nIn the final match, which took place at the NSC "Olimpiysky" in Kyiv, "Shakhtar" defeated Dnipropetrovsk "Dnipro" with a score of 2:0. \nIn the first minute of the match, Oleksiy Byelik scored, heading in a cross from Rats, and in the 90th minute the captain of the Donetsk team, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, accurately struck into the corner of "Dnipro"'s goal from about 14 meters. \nAfter the game, Donetsk "Shakhtar" received the Ukrainian Cup from the hands of Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. While awarding the winners, Kuchma also presented a medal to "Shakhtar" president Rinat Akhmetov, placing both hands on his shoulders. \nIncidentally, next to Kuchma on the podium stood "Eurovision" winner Ruslana, who performed her songs during the break and before the start of the game. President of the Football Federation Hryhoriy Surkis and Kyiv mayor Oleksandr Omelchenko were also present at the award ceremony. \n \nNotably, after the award ceremony, Rinat Akhmetov together with the entire "Shakhtar" team ran over to the sections of their fans, of whom there were about 23 thousand, and thanked them for their support. \n
After winning the Ukrainian Cup, Akhmetov ran around the stadium
Sport · 09:48 31.05.2004
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