Control match. "Dinamo vs Balkani - 0:2. Match Review

On Friday, 26 January, Dynamo Kyiv played the first control match within the framework of the off-season training camp in Turkey. The opponent of the Ukrainian team was Kosovo club Balkani.

Control match

"Dynamo (Kyiv, Ukraine) - Balkani (Suva Reka, Kosovo) - 0:2 ( 0:1)
Goals: Danfa (20), Berisha (74 pen.)

"Dynamo": (1st half) - Buschan, Vivcharenko, Popov, Mikhavko, Karavaev, Brazhko, Tsarenko, Ramadani, Voloshin, Ponomarenko, Vanat; (2nd half) - Nesheret, Dubinchak, Duyachuk, Sirota, Bilovar, Andriyevsky, Shaparenko, Buyalsky, Matkevich, Kabaev, Supriyaga.

The first minutes of the match clearly demonstrated that for Dynamo this sparring was the first within the framework of the off-season preparation. "White-Blue" lacked speed, aggression and very often - cohesion in team actions. So it is not surprising that "Balkani", despite its out-of-town status, managed to take the game under full control.

And on the 20th minute of the match such a course of struggle led to a natural result: as a result of another Balkani attack Danfa received a pass in the left side of Dynamo penalty area, easily beat Popov and sent the ball into the Ukrainian team's goal - 0:1.

This goal did not change the situation on the pitch. Although Kosovar team did not create chances, but continued to control the game. At the end of the first half Dynamo tried to create pressure on the opponent's goal, however, it did not bring any results.

The Dinamo line-up that came out for the second half managed to take the advantage from the opponent, but it did not lead to any sharpness at the gates of the Kosovar team. Moreover, towards the middle of the half, Balkani managed to equalise the game and significantly improved their control over the ball. And, as a result, the score changed. As a result of one of Balkani's attacks, Dubinchak played with his hand in his own penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty and Albin Berisha scored from the spot to consolidate his team's lead - 0:2.

In the remaining part of the match Dynamo, of course, tried hard to at least "wash out" the score, and the Kyivians had chances to do it, but Buyalsky, twice appearing one-on-one with the goalkeeper of "Balkani", failed to send the ball into the opposing team's goal. As a result, 0:2 - defeat of Dynamo in the first control match of the winter off-season.

Oleksandr Shovkovskiy's team will play their next friendly next Monday, 29 January, against Polish Legia.

Oleksandr POPOV