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| First USSR Cup Win |
Naturally, the post-war years proved challenging in terms of pooling the team together. The sports veterans from the previous squad and the “coach fever” did very little to contribute to the team’s revival and did not bring much joy to the numerous devout followers, the 4th placed year of 1947 being the only exception.
Shortly, a number of Zakarpattya players joined the Kyiv team to notch up the first success in the reserves tournament of 1949.
Crucial turned out to be the 1951 season. The new coach Oleh Oshenkov selected youngsters from the reserves team. Also, his new approach presupposed shorter winter vacations and thorough training that involved team sports, a vast variety of exercises and even boxing.
In the following one-legged round-robin championship hosted by Moscow, the team was ready to reap the awards of his meticulous coaching work. Once a second-rate squad, Dynamo now emerged as a favorite to take the title. The team,however, took the silver, with Moscow Spartak winning the gold.
The team tasted its first glorious victory in the 1954 USSR Cup. The contenders beaten included Vilnus Spartak 4:2, Moscow Spartak 3:1 and CDKA (present CSKA) 3:1 (extra time) and Leninhrad Zenit 1:0 (also extra time). Finally, there was a dangerous contender from Erevan in the final match. The Moscow audience was glued to the exciting Koman-Zatykyan fight. Though it lasted a few seconds, the Dynamo player showed his agility, stamina, confidence and high-level technique.
The late 50’s saw a lot of old players leaving the team and the new ones joining it.
The youth demonstrated energetic and tempered performance. Its domestic experience was further broadened in the international matches. The 1960 season meant silverware for the Kyiv squad.
A year later, Dynamo won the USSR championship for the first time, leaving Moscow Torpedo four points behind and becoming the first non-Moscow-based club to clinch the title. The golden medals went to O. Makarov, M. Koltsov, V. Shcheholkov, A. Suchkov, V. Anufriyenko, Y. Sabo, Y. Voynov, V. Turyanchyk, V. Serebryanyakov, O. Bazylevych, A. Biba, V. Troyanovskyy, V. Lobanovskyy, V. Kanyevskyy.
Dynamo players got their regular caps in the USSR international. Makarov, Fomin and Voynov played in 1958 world qualifiers, whereas Yerokhin and Voynov set off to Sweden for the final part.
In the 1960 Euro Cup, halfback Yuriy Voynov was elected to the symbolic championship international team.
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