FC Dynamo Kyiv missed the chance to contest the Ukrainian Cup final as they suffered a 1-0 away defeat at the hands of Ukrainian arch-rivals FC Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
As was expected both teams fielded their strongest lineups. Seeking revenge for their UEFA Cup semi-final defeat against the Miners, the visitors struggled hard to break down a solid and well-organised Shakhtar’s defence, with Milevskyy, Aliyev and Bangoura coming close to taking the lead.
The scoreline remained blank until seven minutes from time as Shakhtar second-half substitute Mariusz Lewandowski was in the right place to turn in the rebound after Darijo Srna's shot had been parried by Dynamo keeper Stanislav Bogush.
SHAKHTAR – DYNAMO – 1:0 (0:0)
Shakhtar: 30.Pyatov, 33.Srna – cap, 5.Kucher, 27.Chygrynskyy, 26.Raţ, 3.Hübschman, 19.Gai (22.Willian, 58), 8.Jadson (18.Lewandowski, 74), 7.Fernandinho, 11.Ilsinho, 17.Luiz Adriano (21.Gladkyy, 58).
Dynamo: 31.Bogush, 3. Betão, 6.Sablić (11.Eremenko, 16), 32.Asatiani, 26.Nesmachnyy – cap, 5.Vukojević, 30.El Kaddouri, 36.Ninković, 8.Aliyev, 10.Bangoura, 25.Milevskyy.
Goal: Lewandowski (83).
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