FC Dynamo Kyiv head coach Oleh Blokhin decided to reshuffle the squad which defeated FC Metalurh Zaporizhia 4:0 four days earlier. This refers to halfbacks and forwards. Vukojevic and Miguel played as supporting midfielders and Harmash – as second striker. Ideye was the finisher, Yarmolenko and Husiev – wingers.
Game aspects
The White-Blues managed to score the early opener. Denys Harmash avoided offside, put a cross into the box and Brown Ideye headed the ball in.
Metalist scored the equalizer 19 minutes into the match. Marlos eluded Vida and passed to Blanco, who made the score 1:1.
Two minutes before the break Dynamo netted a very important goal. Ognjen Vukojevic assisted Brown Ideye, who hit the target again.
73 minutes into the game Andriy Yarmolenko made the score 3:1 for the White-Blues. This time Ideye got an assist to his name.
Later Ksionz fouled against Jeremain Lens inside Metalist box, Ideye took the penalty, but missed.
Five minutes before the time Ayila Yussuf, who features for Metalist on loan, scored the Yellow-Blues second goal of the game.
Still FC Dynamo Kyiv have qualified for the Ukrainian Cup semifinal!
Key episode
The goal Brown Ideye scored 43 minutes into the match was very important.
Top person
Brown Ideye doesn’t have a lot of game practice currently. Still he’s used the chance he got and scored brace in Kharkiv. Besides he’s got an assist to his name.
Ukrainian Cup. Quarterfinal
26.03.2014. Kharkiv, Metalist Stadium
Metalist – Dynamo – 2:3 (1:2)
Metalist: Horiainov, Villagra, Papa Gueye (c), Yussuf, Azavedo, Edmar, Ksionz (Radchenko, 89), Blanco, Marlos, Xavier, Homeniuk (Bohdanov, 58).
Dynamo: Rybka, Makarenko, Vida, Dragovic, Danilo Silva, Vukojevic, Miguel, Yarmolenko, Husiev (c) (Lens, 72), Harmash (Bezus, 80), Ideye (Sydorchuk, 90+2).
Goals: Blanco (19), Yussuf (85) – Ideye (7, 43), Yarmolenko (73).
Yellow cards: Papa Gueye (53), Edmar (63), Villagra (90+1) – Vukojevic (35), Husiev (39), Vida (53), Bezus (90+3)
On March 26 FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Metalist Kharkiv away within the Ukrainian Cup quarterfinal. The game will start at 20.00.
Dynamo: with self-confidence
Kyivans are in good mood after two consequent wins in the UPL.
On March 23 the White-Blues started preparation for the game against Metalist.
Dynamo skipper Olexandr Shovkovskyi works individually. Yevhen Khacheridi, Vladyslav Kalytvyntsev are recovering from injuries. Yevhen Selin is reconditioning. He features for Dynamo reserve team.
Latest wins have given players extra optimism as at the moment they are really struggling for Premiership.
Oleh Blokhin’s men will also try to win the Ukrainian Cup. Last time Dynamo did it in 2007.
On March 25 Kyivans will leave for Kharkiv.
Metalist: losses, losses, losses…
During the winter break Kharkiv side lost people who had senior positions in the club and several performers. Metalist president and owner Serhiy Kurchenko has been put on wanted list. Sporting director Frank Arnesen has also left the team. The same can be said about first vice-president Serhiy Volyk.
Metalist head coach Myron Markevych has surrendered the office. Forward Marco Devic has been signed by FC Rubin Kazan, Jose Sosa is featuring for Atletico Madrid on loan. Jaja Coelho has left Kharkiv, some Argentinean and Brazilian players aren’t sure about their future…
Markevych’s assistant coach Serhiy Rakhaev (pictured) is optimistic, but at the same time he understands that second part of the season won’t be easy for his team. At the moment he has only one striker – Humeniuk.
During the winter break two Dynamo performers joined Metalist – Andriy Bohdanov and Ayila Yussuf.
Statistics
FC Dynamo Kyiv faced FC Metalist Kharkiv 10 times within the Ukrainian Cup. The White-Blues won eight matches. Two more games ended in a draw.
Last match
12.09.2009. Round of 16
Metalist – Dynamo – 0:1 (0:1)
Metalist: Horiainov, Papa Gueye, Edmar, Valiaev, Sliusar, Coelho, Obradovic, Berezovchuk, Shelaev (A. Yeremenko, 72), Maidana (Bordian, 82), Devic (Oliynyk, 46).
Dynamo: Shovkovskyi, Betao, Ghioane (Harmash, 82), Shevchenko (Milevskyi, 69), Kravchenko (R. Yeremenko, 69), Magrao, Yussuf, Mandziuk, Khacheridi, Almeida, Zozulia.
Goal: Zozulia (17).
