On April 3 FC Dynamo Kyiv faced FC Zoria Luhansk away within the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 23.
The game was really intense and dramatic. The White-Blues conceded twice after which managed to come back and win 3:2.
Home side looked really confident and obviously wanted to gain revenge for recent 0:5 defeat in Kyiv. They opened the score in the first half after cross from the left side. Karavayev hit the target with a spectacular strike from inside the box.
Luhansk side controlled the situation in the first half. They unleashed 8 shots while Dynamo – only 6.
After the break things didn’t get better for Kyivans. Tamas Kadar was sent off for the second booking after which Bilyi made the score 2:0.
Still Olexandr Khatskevych’s men didn’t give up. At first Buialskyi pulled one back after assist from Tsyhankov. Then Tsyhankov took a free kick and hit the upper V with a fabulous shot – 2:2. After Bilyi committed desperate foul, it became a 10 vs 10 game.
Shortly before the time Dynamo grabbed the winner. Checher handed the ball inside the box, referee awarded penalty for visitors and Tsyhankov converted from the spot – 3:2.
UPL. Matchday 23. Zoria – Dynamo – 2:3 (1:0)
03.04.2019. Zaporizhia. Slavutych-Arena
Zoria: Makharadze, Lytvyn, Khomchenovskyi, Budkivskyi (Ivanovic, 77), Luniov, Karavayev (c), Kabayev (Checher, 71), M. Bilyi, Kazakov, Silvas (Norton, 60), Cheberko
Dynamo: Boiko, Mykolenko, Kadar, Shabanov, Kedziora, Shepelev, Buialskyi (Sydorchuk, 90+3), Shaparenko (Harmash, 46), Tsyhankov (c), Verbic, Rusyn (Sidcley, 46)
Goals: Karavayev (32), M. Bilyi (54) – Buialskyi (58), Tsyhankov (64, 82, pen.)
Booked: Silas (43), Budkivskyi (46), Luniov (56), Kabayev (60), M. Bilyi (62), Checher (81) – Shaparenko (38), Kadar (48), Kedziora (56), Buialskyi (84), Verbic (90+1)
Sent off: M. Bilyi (69) – Kadar (53, second booking)
FC Dynamo Kyiv will start the Ukrainian Premier League second stage with away game against FC Zoria Luhansk.
April 3. Zaporizhia. Slavutych-Arena. Kick-off – 18:30.
Broadcasting – 2+2 channel
FC Dynamo Kyiv
Current UPL position: 2nd (22 games, 16 wins, 2 draws, 4 defeats, goal difference – 40:11. 50 points)
Best UPL striker: Tsyhankov – 11
Best UPL assistant: Verbic – 5
Leader according to “goal+assist” system: Tsyhankov – 16 (11 + 5)
Time on the field: Tsyhankov – 1841 minutes, Boiko – 1834, Kedziora – 1698, Burda – 1620, Verbic – 1472
Suspended: Burda
FC Zoria Luhansk
Current UPL position: 4th (22 games, 8 wins, 8 draws, 6 defeats, goal difference – 28:20. 32 points)
Best UPL striker: Karavayev – 6
Best UPL assistant: Karavayev – 4
Leader according to “goal+assist” system: Karavayev – 10 (6 + 4)
Time on the field: Karavayev – 1808 minutes, Vernydub – 1620, Silas – 1340, Tymchyk – 1237, Hromov – 1153
Suspended: Vernydub
Previous face-to-face match
UPL, matchday 19
25.02.2019. Kyiv, NSC Olimpiyskyi, 12 764 spectators
FC Dynamo Kyiv – FC Zoria Luhansk – 5:0 (3:0)
Goals: Shaparenko (34, 45), Verbic (37, 54), Sol (73)
