FC Dynamo Kyiv hosted FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the NSC Olimpiyskyi in the Ukrainian Cup round of 16 match.

Only two foreigners were in the White-Blues starting lineup – Kedziora and Verbic. It was quite surprising that Karavayev took the position of right winger.

Both sides started the game quite aggressively. Sometimes emotions were over the top, but generally opponents acted with respect to each other. Dynamo applied the pressure rather effectively and then Sydorchuk opened the score with a fabulous strike from distance – 1:0.

After that the home side focused on counterattacks while Shakhtar took the ball under control. Still the White-Blues had chances to doubles the score both before and after the break.

Late in the second half referee sent Shepelev off for the allegedly rough foul against Taison and in a stoppage time Stepanenko managed to equalize from outside the box.

Anyway, in the first extra time Stepanenko got the second yellow card and was sent off too. And 109 minutes into the match Dynamo got in front again: de Pena put a cross from the corner flag and Popov headed the ball in – 2:1.

So, Dynamo defeat Shakhtar and go through to the quarterfinal.

Ukrainian Cup. Round of 16

FC Dynamo Kyiv – FC Shakhtar Donetsk – 2:1

30.10.2019. Kyiv, NSC Olimpiyskyi, 34 865 spectators

Dynamo: Busuchan, Kedziora, Popov, Shabanov, Mykolenko, Shepelev, Sydorchuk, Verbic (de Pena, 101), Karavayev, Tsyhankov, Besedin (Harmash, 90+3).

Shakhtar: Piatov, Bolbat (Dodo, 53), Kryvtsov (Khocholava, 46), Matviyenko, Ismaily, Stepanenko, Kovalenko, Taison, Marlos (Antonio, 100), Konoplianka (Dentinho, 73), Moraes.

Goals: Sydorchuk (22), Popov (109) – Stepanenko (90+2).

Booked: Mykolenko (71), Kedziora (74), Sydorhuk (90), de Pena (118), Shabanov (120) – Stepanenko (10), Kovalenko (32), Dentinho (109), Taison (120).

Sent off: Shepelev (90) – Stepanenko (95, second booking).

On October 30 FC Dynamo Kyiv will face FC Shakhtar Donetsk at the NSC Olimpiyskyi in the Ukrainian Cup round of 16.

Kick-off – 19:30. Referee – Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Kropyvnytskyi). Broadcasters – 2+2 TV channel, Dynamo YouTube channel.

TICKETS

5 previous games:

Dynamo: DDWWW

Shakhtar: DDWWW

Dynamo statistics before the Ukrainian Cup round of 16:

Time on the field in the UPL: Tsyhankov – 929 minutes, Mykolenko – 884, Kadar – 847

Most appearances in the UPL: Tsyhankov – 12, de Pena – 11

Strikers: Besedin – 5, Tsyhankov, de Pena, Verbic – 4

Assistants: Tsyhankov – 4, Mykolenko – 3, de Pena, Sydorchuk – 2

Yellow cards: de Pena, Besedin – 4, Harmash, Burda – 3

Suspended: –

Shakhtar statistics before the Ukrainian Cup round of 16:

Time on the field in the UPL: Piatov – 1080 minutes, Ismaily – 980, Moraes – 944

Most appearances in the UPL: Piatov, Moraes, Marlos – 12

Strikers: Moraes – 11, Marlos, Taison – 6

Assistants: Taison – 6, Moraes – 4, Ismaily – 3

Yellow cards: Stepanenko – 5, Taison, Moraes, Alan Patrick – 3

Suspended: Alan Patrick

Last face-to-face game:

UPL. Matchday 3

Dynamo – Shakhtar – 1:2 (0:1)

10.08.2019. Kyiv, NSC Olimpiyskyi, 41 203 spectators.