This weekend the matches of the 8th round of the Ukrainian championship of the season-2023/2024 take place. On Saturday, 23 September, Dynamo Kyiv played its match against Cherkasy LNZ.
Photo - Alexander PopovUkrainian Championship. 8th round
LNZ (Cherkassy) - "DYNAMO" (Kyiv ) - 2:4 (0:1)
Goals: Boyko (61, penalty), Pryadun (90+1) - Brazhko (3), Yarmolenko (73), Buyalsky (78, penalty), Voloshyn (90+3).
Warnings: Oliinyk (29), Norenkov (44), Muravskyi (77) - Voloshyn (65), Buyalskyi (67).
LNZ: 94.Penkov, 34.Muravskiy, 17.Norenkov, 95.Stasiuk (77.Savin, 79), 71.Lopyryonok (K) (10.Boyko, 34), 5.Kalyuzhny, 33.Selin, 11.Pasich (7.Shestakov, 66), 70.Naumets, 16.Oleinik (27.Tishchenko, 66), 19.Khoblenko (9.Pryadun, 66).
Reserves: 72.Samoilenko, 8.Khamelyuk, 20.Tarasenko, 23.Nasonov, 28.Kopil, 44.Banada, 55.Kovalev.
"Dynamo": 1.Buschan - 20.Karavaev, 4.Popov (34.Sirota, 65), 40.Bilovar, 44.Dubinchak (23.Malysh, 82), 6.Brazhko, 18.Andriyevskiy (92.Ramadani, 82), 7.Yarmolenko, 29.Buyalskyi (K), 30.Diallo (91.Voloshyn, 64), 11.Vanat (77.Benito, 64).
Reserves: 35.Nesheret, 51.Morgun, 22.Kabaev, 25.Dyachuk, 37.Tsarenko.
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The match started predictably enough with Dynamo attacks. LNZ almost the whole team immediately moved to their half of the pitch, counting on counterattacks and standard positions. But such tactics did not justify themselves already in the 3rd minute of the match. Brazhko, having received a pass in the centre of the field, moved closer to the opponent's goal and dared to take a long shot from thirty meters - the ball flew with cannon speed into the bottom corner of the goal - 0:1!
It is noteworthy that a couple of minutes later Dynamo could double their lead: Diallo shot under the crossbar, but LNZ keeper Penkov saved his team. For the first time the hosts responded dangerously towards the middle of the first half, when Khoblenko, having received a long pass from his own half of the pitch, won a sprint from Popov and shot at the Dynamo goal - not accurately.
On the 30th minute of the match Yarmolenko missed a super-moment. After playing the standard, the leader of the Bilo-Syni received the ball on the goalkeeper's line, but shot very unsuccessfully, not even hitting the goal frame. LNZ responded to this attack and their own goal at the end of the first half: Naumets, having moved from the right flank to the centre, shot hard under the crossbar - Buschan with difficulty, but converted the ball to a corner.
After the break LNZ noticeably increased in speed, the team did not sit back in defence, but on the contrary - pressed the Kyiv team on their half of the field. And here it should be noted that Dynamo players, having slowed down the pace, allowed their opponents to achieve their own goal. After another shot from the flank into the Dynamo penalty area, Karavaev played unsuccessfully when receiving the ball, which hit his hand - a penalty. Boyko realised the shot from the "point" very confidently, hitting into the opposite corner from Buschan - 1:1.
It goes without saying that this development of events did not suit the Bilo-Syni in any way, as they got back into the game and started to dictate their own terms to the opponents. It is pleasant to emphasise that our team managed to take the lead again quite quickly. A wonderful combination with Brazko and Yarmolenko became a goal! After a great pass into the penalty area of LNZ, Yarmolenko in his trademark style took the ball and shot low into the far corner - 1:2! A few minutes later, Kyivians seemed to remove all questions about the winner of the match. Muravskyi fouled Dubinchak in his own penalty area and the referee again confidently pointed to the spot. The penalty was clearly realised by Buyalskyi - 1:3. But it was not even the evening.
The final minutes of the match were incredible! First LNZ managed to reduce the deficit to a minimum thanks to a goal by Pryadun, who headed in a cross from the left flank at 90+1 minutes of the game - 1:4. But two more minutes later - at 90+3 Dynamo played an exemplary attack, which was finished by Voloshin with an accurate shot on an empty goal - 2:4 in favour of the guests! A very important victory for Mircea Lucescu's team!
We would like to remind you that Dynamo will play their next match next week, but already in the Ukrainian Cup. On Wednesday, 27 September, our team will play against Obolon. The meeting will start at 17:00.
Volodymyr Bobyr
