1942, occupied by Kyiv. Mykola Ranevych, goalkeeper and star of Dynamo Kyiv, loses his freedom, his beloved girl Anna and the opportunity to play football. Anna rescues Nicholas from captivity.
The Germans are organizing football matches between local teams and the teams of the Wehrmacht units and their allies. Ranevich gathers friends and goes out to the field again. A series of matches are held with the factory team Start, in which Ranevich plays at the gate, all of which end with an unconditional victory for the Kiev football players. Before the last match, the German commandant arrests Ranevich and orders them to yield to the Germans at any cost, but the circumstances are different ...