On Friday, July 15, Kyiv "Dynamo" held a charity match with "Antwerp" of Belgium as part of preparations for the new season.
Photo — GettaCharity match
"ANTWERP" (Belgium) — "DYNAMO» (Kyiv, Ukraine) — 2:1 (1:1)
Goals: Janssen (7), Benson (70) — Tsygankov (40).
"Antwerp" (Starting lineup): Butes, De Lat (K), Almeida, Krasnichy, Pacho, Nainggolan, Alhassan, Gerkens, Mijosi, Benson, Jansen.
"Dynamo": Bushchan (Boyko, 63), Karavaev (Kendziora, 63), Syrota (Bol, 88), Zabarny (Popov, 46), Dubinchak (Vivcharenko, 79), Sydorchuk (K) (Andrievsky, 46), Shepelev, Garmash (Shaparenko , 46), Tsygankov (Antyukh, 79), Verbych (Vanat, 46), Supryaga (Besedin, 63).
Football players of "Antwerp" started the match very actively, applying high pressure. Dynamo tried to calm down the game by controlling the ball, but the Belgians still managed to quickly open the score in the match. Home striker Vincent Janssen, having received the ball in the "Dynamo" penalty area, managed to score from an acute angle - past Bushchan - 1:0.
Such a beginning of the meeting clearly did not suit the coach of Kyiv, Mircha Lucescu, who actively suggested something to his wards. In the end, in a few minutes, the Dynamists managed to seize the initiative and start dictating their game to the opponent. The Karavaev-Tsygankov connection worked actively on the right flank. It was after Victor's passes and kicks that the "Antwerp" penalty area became "hot". The Belgians responded at times with counter-attacks and frankly could have scored a second goal. But over time, Dynamo's game advantage turned into a scored goal. At the end of the first half, after a long shot by Sydorchuk, the ball bounced to Verbych, and then to Tsygankov, who shot from the goal line right into the corner of the goal. 1:1.
After the break, both teams continued to play at a high tempo, but it was Antwerp who came close to scoring a second goal as Janssen opened himself up to a pass in the penalty area and headed in, but his shot hit the post. Dynamo focused more on ball control, but their combinations mostly ended in blocked shots.
Closer to the middle of the second half, the Belgians still managed to score a second goal. Benson made a great free kick, smashing from twenty meters straight into the top corner of the goal - 2:1. It seemed that the Kyivans would be able to recover again, but the players of "Antwerp" continued to act confidently in the middle of the field and intercepted most of the opponent's passes. Only a few minutes before the end of the match, Dynamo football players managed to create some pressure on the Belgians' goal, but to no avail. In the end, "Antwerp" won a narrow victory.
As a reminder, Dynamo will play its next match in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League: on July 20, Mircea Lucescu's team will meet Fenerbahce. The game starts at 21:00.
