On Saturday, January 25, the youth team of Kyiv “Dynamo” played another friendly match during their training camp in Turkey. Following a morning defeat to the German “Optik Ratenow” (2:3), the Dynamo players faced representatives from the first division of the Kosovo championship — “Vushtrria”. It should be noted that the entire match took place under heavy rain.
The “White-Blues” opened the score in the 8th minute. Lusin broke through on the right flank, entered the penalty area, crossed into the goal area, where Lobko redirected the ball into the net with a touch.
In the 29th minute, Osipenko doubled the advantage. Kirill intercepted an opponent’s pass on the rival half of the field, reached a one-on-one with the goalkeeper, and with a shot from the edge of the penalty area outplayed the goalkeeper.
In the 40th minute, Dynamo extended their lead to a crushing margin. Hubenko broke through on the left flank, passed to Redushka, who directed the ball into the top corner with a touch.
But in the 44th minute, one more ball found its way into the opponent's net. This time Andreiko intercepted the ball in the center of the field, surged into the penalty area, and with a shot to the bottom corner forced the goalkeeper to capitulate once again.
However, just before the break, the Kosovars managed to score a prestige goal. The referee awarded a dubious penalty when a “Vushtrria” striker collided with a Dynamo defender, and the Kosovars reduced the deficit by converting the penalty during the added time of the first half.
In the second half, Dynamo's opponent scored again. After a throw-in into the penalty area, the Kosovar forward shot to the far corner — Surkis got his hand on the ball, but couldn’t prevent it from going into the corner.
In the end, the match concluded with a victory for Igor Kostyuk's side — 4:2. The “White-Blues” continue to prepare for the UEFA Youth League playoff match against the Italian “Atalanta” and the resumption of the season in the U-19 Championship of Ukraine.
