Back from the Marbella training run, Dynamo played their last exhibition game ahead of the Ukrainian league kick-off. The White-Blues pulled off a clear-cut victory against division 2 Dnipro Cherkasy.
First minutes into the game, Dynamo seized initiative, with the first goal, however, coming no sooner than on 34 minutes. Ninković, upon receiving a cross form Bangoura, volleyed a close-range shot to make it 1-0.
With another line-up introduced in the second half, Dynamo doubled their lead in the 63rd minute through Aliyev. The attacking midfielder converted a penalty after Dnipro fouled on Kravets. Goals could have come galore. Only in the 89th minute Glavina netted in a Beghaousani cross.
“We were planning to play a friendly ahead of the game vs. Dnipro. The encounter, however, was not a success. This is because the guys were not in the “right” mood. They sometimes played cautiously not to pick up injuries before the league resumes”, commented Yuriy Semin postgame.
Dynamo Kyiv 3-0 Dnipro Cherkasy
Dynamo lineups (1st half): Shovkovskyy, Dopilka, Yussuf, Mykhalyk, Nesmachnyy, Ghioane, Corrêa, Oleynyk, Ninković, Shatskikh, Bangoura
Dynamo lineups (2nd half): Lutsenko, Fedoriv, Diakhaté, Mandzyuk, El Kaddouri, Vashchuk, Dedechko (Farkas, 78), Belghaousani, Glavina, Aliyev, Kravets
