FC Dynamo Kyiv have flattened NK Olimpija Ljubljana in the first friendly at the second training camp in Turkey.
Unlike the first training camp, this time certain performers got more game practice. It should be also mentioned that youngsters Romanchuk, Mashchenko, Sukhoruchko and Syrota took part in the match.
Dynamo opened the score quite quickly. Defender blocked the first shot by Buialskyi, but his second attempt was a success – 1:0. Later Sydorchuk found Verbic with a decent pass and Slovenian winger made it 2:0.
After the break Nazariy Rusyn, who made a substitute appearance, demonstrated his persistence. He applied pressure and made goalkeeper hit him with the ball. After rebound the ball crossed the goal line – 3:0. In a while de Pena took a free kick and hit the upper V very spectacularly – 4:0. Right before the final whistle Romanchuk hit the target after cross from the corner flag – 5:0. That was his first goal for Dynamo first team.
Second training camp in Belek, first friendly
FC Dynamo Kyiv – NK Olimpija Ljubljana – 5:0 (2:0)
Dynamo: Bushchan (Boiko, 46) – Kedziora (Karavayev, 67), Popov (Syrota, 67), Kadiri (Romanchuk, 67), Mykolenko (Pivaric, 67) – Sydorchuk (Andriyevskyi, 67), Shepelev (Mashchenko, 46), Duelund (Sukhoruchko, 67), Verbic (de Pena, 67), Buialskyi (Shaparenko, 67) – Sol (Rusyn, 46).
Olimpija: Orbanic, Boakye, Bagnack, Gajic, Jurcevic, Tomic (Jucie, 63), Putincanin, Valencic, Menalo, Savic, Vukusic (Seslar, 84).
Goals: Buialskyi (10), Verbic (27), Rusyn (54), de Pena (81), Romanchuk (90+1).
In the first friendly at the second winter training camp in Turkey FC Dynamo Kyiv will face the Slovenian side NK Olimpija Ljubljana. The game will start at 17:00 (Kyiv time) at the Bellis Hotel stadium.
NK Olimpija Ljubljana
Founded: 1911
Colors: white, green
Ground: Stozice Stadium, 16 038 seats
President: Milan Mandaric
Head coach: Safet Hadzic
Current position in Slovenian league table: 1
Lineup average age: 25,3 years
Titles
Slovenian league: 6 titles
Slovenian Cup: 6
Slovenian Super Cup: 1
Current season
After 20 matchdays Olimpija are domestic league leaders with 42 points.
They tumbled out of the national cup in the round of 16 by losing against NK Rudar Velenje – 0:1.
As for euro cups, Olimpija outplayed Latvian side FK RFC (2:3 at home, 2:0 away) in the first round of qualification, but then they were defeated by Yeni Malatyaspor in the second round (2:2 at home, 0:1 away).
Lineup
The average age of Olimpija first team players is 25,3 years. Foreigners make 52% of the lineup.
The #1 goalkeeper is 30-year-old Nejc Vidmar (20 appearances in Slovenian league). Leading defenders are Miral Samardzic (18 appearances), Macky Bagnack (17), Eric Boakye (13) and Vitalijs Maksimenko (13). Key midfielders are Stefan Savic (20), Tomislav Tomic (19), Mario Jurcevic (18) and Vitja Valencic (17). The major striking force of the team is Ante Vukusin, who has 16 goals in Slovenian league to his name at the moment. Other strikers are Luka Menalo (7 goals in 19 matches) and Jucie Lupeta (9/4).
Coach
As a player, Safet Hadzic used to feature for eight different Slovenian clubs. His coaching career is pretty much the same. In April of the last year he took charge of Olimpija for the third time.
