This week the matches of the 4th round of the group stage of the Europa League for the 2024/25 season are taking place. One of them on Thursday, November 7th, featured "Dynamo" and "Ferencvaros". The match was held in Hamburg.
Photo — Alexander PopovEuropa League. 4th round of the group stage
“DYNAMO” (Kyiv, Ukraine) — “FERENCVAROS” (Budapest, Hungary) — 0:4 (1:0)
Goals: Varga (54, 67), Zachariassen (56), Saldanha (76)
Warnings: Shaparenko (59), Brazhko (89) — Zachariassen (22), Makretskis (41), Rommens (58).
Red card: Dubinchak (17).
“Dynamo”: Beschan — Karavaev, Bilovar, Mikhavko (Popov, 80), Dubinchak — Brazhko, Shaparenko (Rubchynskyi, 63) — Voloshyn, Buialskyi (Vivcharenko, 25), Kabaev (Bragaru, 63) — Vanat (Herrer, 63).
Substitutes: Neshcheret, Morgun, Dyachuk, Yarmolenko, Malysh.
“Ferencvaros”: Dibusz — Makretskis (Kayan, 63), Sisse (Botka, 55), Gartenmann, Ramírez — Rommens (Maiga, 63), Abu Fanni — Kadi, Zachariassen, Traore (Gruber, 76) — Varga (Saldanha, 76).
Substitutes: A. Varga, Eri, Ben-Romdan, Chivich, Salai, Kayan, Tot, Misidjan.
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The match began with attacks from "Ferencvaros," who unexpectedly decided to play in an offensive manner in this confrontation. The Dynamo players, in turn, seemed constrained and indecisive in attack. It was clear that Alexander Shovkovskiy was not pleased with how things were unfolding.
However, in the 17th minute, the fans of the "white-blues" faced a real shock: Dubinchak fouled an opponent but did so too roughly, hitting the rival directly on the leg. After a video review, the main referee showed the Ukrainian defender a direct red card. The Kyiv coach immediately reacted to the dismissal with a substitution—Buialskyi was replaced by Vivcharenko.
The subsequent minutes became a real test for "Dynamo," especially for Georgiy Bushchan. Our goalkeeper recorded 7(!) saves in the first half. The players of "Ferencvaros" took shots from long distances, from close range, but our keeper was up to the task, becoming the standout player of the first half.
Interestingly, despite such a challenging game, it was "Dynamo" who had the chance to score closer to the end of the first half. First, Kabaev, rushing into the penalty area of the Hungarians, took a shot from a tight angle that hit the crossbar, and literally in the following attack, Vanat also struck the crossbar with a header. Two incredible moments went unrealized by the "white-blues".
The first half ended with another dangerous strike from Brazhko, who took a long-range shot from about twenty meters—the ball went near the post.
After the break, it seemed that the Kyiv team had adapted to playing with a numerical disadvantage, not allowing "Ferencvaros" to take advantage of their lead. However, everything changed with Kabaev's mistake in the 56th minute: the midfielder misplaced a pass back in his half of the field—the ball was intercepted by Varga, who struck straight into the corner! 0:1! Before Shovkovskiy's team could recover from this conceded goal, they allowed the second. Following a simple cross into our penalty area, the ball rebounded to Zachariassen, and the Dane decisively shot low into the corner—0:2!
With this score, the Kyiv team tried to salvage the game somehow, but ultimately conceded a third goal: once again, Varga outplayed everyone: winning a duel in the air, the Hungarian accurately headed the ball past Bushchan—0:3. But, as it turned out, that was not yet the end of today's dreadful evening: Saldanha, just stepping onto the field, managed to break through the center and shot past Bushchan—0:4 A true shock... The "white-blues," having played a decent first half, ultimately suffered a crushing defeat and now occupy the last place in the overall standings of the Europa League.
Recall that "Dynamo" will play their next match already in the framework of the Ukrainian Championship. On Sunday, November 10th, in Kyiv, Alexander Shovkovskiy's team will meet in the central match of the 13th round of the UPL with "Polesie." The match begins at 18:00.
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