Loan deals suit Ukraine's big two
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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FC Dynamo Kyiv and FC Shakhtar Donetsk have loaned out a number of young players to acquire experience.
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Metalurh moves
Ukrainian champions Shakhtar have extended 22-year-old playmaker Adrian Pukanych's loan spell with FC Illychivets Mariupil by a further six months, while sending Ukraine Under-19 defender Dymtro Chygrynskiy, 18, and midfielder Evgen Bredun, 22, to FC Metalurh Zaporizhya for the same period.
Kharkiv switch
Meanwhile, 2004/05 Premier League runners-up Dynamo have arranged for versatile 21-year-old Andriy Oberemko to spend six months with FC Arsenal Kharkiv, who have landed 20-year-old defender Oleksandr Yatsenko in a similar deal.
January 2006 loans
Dynamo coach Leonid Buryak has also allowed Ukrainian Under-21 international defender Grigoriy Yarmash to move to FC Vorskla Poltava until January 2006, while 20-year-old midfielders Dmytro Vorobey and Olexandr Sytnyk have crossed the capital to sign for FC Arsenal Kyiv on a six-month basis.