The return matches of the 2nd round of the qualification round of the Champions League season 2024/25 are taking place this week. In one of them on Wednesday, July 31, local Partizan and Dynamo Kyiv met in Blegrad.
Champions League. 2nd qualifying round. Return match
"PARTIZAN" (Belgrade, Serbia) - "DINAMO" (Kyiv, Ukraine) - 0:3 (0:1)
Goals: Yarmolenko (17), Vanat (68 pen.), Karavaev (90+3).
First match - 2:6
Warnings: Filipovic (58), Markovic (90).
"Dynamo: 1.Buschan - 20.Karavaev, 3.Dyachuk (40.Bilovar, 54), 4.Popov, 44.Dubinchak - 10.Shaparenko (17.Lonwijk, 70), 76.Pikhalenok - 7.Yarmolenko (22.Kabaev, 70), 29.Buyalsky (K) (18.Andriyevsky, 70), 9.Voloshyn - 11.Vanat (21.Supriyaga, 78).
Reserves: 35.Nesheret, 51.Morgun, 2.Vivcharenko, 6.Brazhko, 23.Malysh, 30.Diallo, 32.Mikhavko.
"Partizan": 1.A.Jovanovic, 26.Filipovic (25.de Medina, 83), 18.Mujakic, 6.Markovic (K), 4.Jurcevic (5.Antic, 79), 29.Zahid (10.Natkho, 65), 16.Owusu, 15.Kaljulu (7.Xander, 65), 50.Lazarevic, 77.Go Yong Jung (43.Trifunovic, 65), 11.Saldanha.
Reserves: 85.Stevanovic, 9.D.Jovanovic, 19.Šcekic, 23.Nikolic, 36.Kovacevic, 39.Ibrahim, 45.Stepanovic.
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"Dynamo" though failed to gain the advantage from the first minutes, but on the 17th minute of the match Kyivians opened the score: in the counterattack of the Bilo-Syni, Vanat's pass to Yarmolenko seemed to fail, but after the confused actions of Partizan players the ball still bounced to Dynamo veteran, he found himself one-on-one with Jovanovic and didn't miss his chance - 0:1.
In general, Partizan played better in this match, more integral than in the first match, but it did not prevent Dinamo from controlling the game. Despite the fact that the hosts often made attempts to attack. Therefore, it is not surprising that on the 33rd minute of the game Kyivians created one more goal moment - Shaparenko shot from the penalty area line, and the ball flew in close proximity to the crossbar of the Serbian team's goal. Well, Dynamo failed to achieve more in the first half.
But at the very beginning of the second half the guests almost missed - Saldanha shot with his head from eight meters after a wing pass, and the ball hit the Dinamo goal post.
This moment encouraged Partizan, and the game started to take place on the Ukrainian team's half of the pitch. But it all ended with Dinamo's second goal: on the 66th minute of the game Vanat went one-on-one with Jovanovic, was knocked down in the penalty area by Markovic, and the referee did not hesitate to award a penalty, which was clearly realized by the victim himself - 0:2.
This was the end for the hosts. The rest of the match passed under the sign of Dinamo's advantage. And in the 85th minute, after Voloshin's shot, the ball hit the crossbar of Partizan's goal. And then Popov after a free kick sent the ball into the Serbian net, but was offside. The point in this match was set already in the compensated time of the second half: Dubinchak went one-on-one with the goalkeeper of Partizan, but he was not greedy and gave it to Karavaev, who finished the fans of trips to matches with Moscow teams - 0:3.
Thus, on the sum of two matches (6:2, 3:0) Dynamo advanced to the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League, where they will play with Scottish Rangers. The first match will be played on August 6 or 7 in Lublin, Poland, and the return match will be held on August 13 in Glasgow.
Alexander POPOV
