Nazi Askerlerini Yenen Takımın Korkunç Sonu | Ölüm Maçı: FC Start Hikayesi

Summary of the video (subtitle-based)

• Date & location: On August 9, 1942, a high-stakes “death match” was played in Kyiv at Zen Stadium.
• Context: Kyiv had been under German occupation since the German offensive in September 1941. The video frames Dynamo Kyiv’s former players—now struggling through starvation—forming a team to restore morale in the city.

Formation of FC Start

• A bakery manager, Joseph / “Kordik” Cordik, hired surviving former Dynamo players, including Nikolay Turusevi (a former goalkeeper).
• The team FC Start (“new beginnings”) was created to boost morale by playing football again under occupation.

Pre-match results

FC Start reportedly dominated earlier matches in June–July 1942, including:

• 6–2 vs the Hungarian garrison team
• 11–0 vs the Romanian garrison team
• a 6–0 result against a unit mentioned as “PGS”

German response

• The Germans allegedly grew concerned about the psychological impact of FC Start’s success.
• They assembled an elite squad reinforced by professional German Air Force players.

First match & rematch

• August 6, 1942: FC Start defeated “Flagelf” 5–1.
• August 9: A rematch was set with heavy intimidation and security.

Match setting and alleged rigging (before kickoff)

• The stands reportedly included German officers, armed soldiers, and Gestapo police, with the stadium surrounded by gun-carrying soldiers.
• The referee was an SS officer.
• The video claims the referee demanded the Start team show allegiance by:
  • raising a right arm and shouting “Long live Hitler!” (described as a forced act).
• The Start players then gave a traditional Soviet sports salute (“fiskultura” / “long live sport”), presented as a rebellious gesture.

Key match events (August 9, 1942)

• Repeated fouls: The Germans committed fouls repeatedly; the referee allegedly ignored them.
• Critical incident: A German forward deliberately kicked goalkeeper Turusevi in the head, leaving him unconscious for minutes; the referee still allowed play. The German team then went up 1–0.
• Equalizer (1–1): Ivan Kuzmenko scored at 1–1, with a shot from outside the penalty area.
• Goncharenko’s two goals: The video states these gave FC Start a 3–1 lead by halftime.

Halftime threat / “lose or die” pressure

The video contrasts two versions of the threat narrative:

• One legend says an SS officer warned: winning meant execution.
• The video’s “more accurate” account says a German commander in civilian clothes told them they had no chance and that they must lose in the second half to avoid consequences.

FC Start players are described as deciding not to deliberately lose:

• From the occupiers’ public perspective, losing would mean execution.
• Yet winning was also dangerous.
• Despite that, they chose to keep playing.

Second half scoring & outcome

• The Germans scored two goals quickly, pushing FC Start down again (described as a momentum shift).
• The video says Start recovered.
• Minutes before the end, the score reached 5–3 in FC Start’s favor.
• Last-moment incident: Alexi (Aleksey) Klimenko is described receiving the ball, dribbling past a defender, forcing the goalkeeper down, and then (instead of scoring) stopping the ball on the goal line and clearing it back. The video notes this anecdote is not corroborated by all sources.
• Final score: FC Start 5–3.

Aftermath

Gestapo action

• August 18, 1942 (nine days later): Bread Factory No. 1 was raided.
• Start players were arrested and taken to Gestapo headquarters.

Reasons for arrests (as presented in the video)

• Suspected NKVD (Soviet secret police) ties—specifically an allegation that Nikolay “ev” / Nikolayev was an NKVD officer.
• An additional claim that the bakery mixed glass shards into bread intended for German troops.

Fate of players

• Nikolayev: allegedly tortured and killed (heart attack from torture is claimed).
• Others were sent to Sirets concentration camp, where conditions included starvation, forced labor, and executions.
• In 1943, after a rebellion attempt at the camp, three FC Start heroes—goalkeeper Nikolay Turusevi, defensive back Alexey Klimenko, and shooter Izman Kuzmenko—were executed by kneeling and being executed one by one.
• Makar Goncharenko and a few others reportedly escaped and survived the war.

Investigation (as stated in the video)

• The video claims German prosecutors began an investigation in Hamburg in 1972, lasting until 2005.
• Stated conclusion: no conclusive evidence was found that players were killed solely for winning. Arrests were instead linked to NKVD background and suspicion of broader plots/assassination.

Legacy (as claimed by the video)

• The video concludes that statues of four players stand in front of the former Zen Stadium: Turusevi, Klimenko, Kuzmenko, Nikolayev.

Presenters / sources (as listed)

• KY Sports (channel mentioned)
• No individual person is explicitly credited in the subtitles as a separate presenter or credited source.