In 1986, Shevchenko failed a dribbling test for admission to a specialist sports school in Kyiv. However, he caught the eye of a Dynamo Kyiv scout while playing in a youth tournament and was subsequently brought into the club.
Eight years later, he made his Vyshcha Liha debut for Dynamo Kyiv in an away game against Shakhtar Donetsk.
It was actually his second appearance for the senior squad.
In his impressive debut the previous year, he scored his first goal against Krystal Chortkiv in a 1–1 home draw.
Despite delivering a strong performance and scoring, he was surprisingly sidelined and didn't play again until a year later.
This likely left Shevchenko dissatisfied and created an opportunity for another club to lure him away from Dynamo.
That was Richard's personal analysis of the situation at the time.
