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Dynamo Kyiv were held to a goalless draw by French opponents Paris Saint-Germain FC in their opening leg of the UEFA Cup quarter-final at the Parc de Princes stadium on Thursday evening.
Dynamo played without injured defenders Pape Diakhaté and Taras Mykhalyk, while PSG experienced players Ludovic Giuly and Claude Makelele were left on the bench. Dynamo coach Yuriy Semin changed his usual 4-4-2 formation for a 4-5-1 with striker Artem Milevskyy on his own up in front and Goran Sabljić and Ayila Yussuf replacing injured duo at the back.
Both sides had chances in front of goals, but neither were able to break the deadlock. The Kyivers had their first chance on 38 minutes with a shot from the edge of the box by Artem Milevskyy that sailed over the crossbar. Both Oleksandr Aliyev and Ognjen Vukojevic threatened with long-range strikes in the second half, but failed to find the net.
Meanwhile, Dynamo defence was troubled by the opponents. Stéphane Sessegnon cut inside Goran Sabljić and shot into the sidenetting. The Beninese midfielder then fired over from outside the area and he was involved again as Clément Chantôme threatened to open the scoring on the half-hour, cutting the ball back to the 21-year-old, whose powerful shot was deflected by Bogush's outstretched leg.
The final minutes of the match proved to be the most nervous as both sides were determined not to concede a late goal.
The return leg in Kyiv is scheduled for next Thursday, kicking-off at 19.30 (Kyiv time).
UEFA Cup 2008/09. Quarter-final. First leg.
PSG – DYNAMO – 0:0
Paris, Parc des Princes stadium, Attendance: 35 000.
Kick off: 21:45
Referee: Pieter Vink; Assistant referees: Arie Brink, Wilco W.A. Lobbert (all from the Netherlands).
PSG: 1.Landreau, 2.Ceará, 8.Luyindula (14.Kežman, 61), 9.Hoarau (37.Maurice, 75), 10.Sessegnon (12.Pancrate, 88), 13.Traoré, 15.Camara – cap, 20.Chantôme, 23.Clément, 25.Rothen, 32.Makonda.
Dynamo: 31.Bogush, 3.Betão, 5.Vukojević, 6.Sablić, 7.Corrêa (20.Husyev, 84), 8.Aliyev (19.Cernat, 72), 11.Eremenko, 25.Milevskyy, 30.El Kaddouri – cap, 36.Ninković, 40.Yussuf.
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