FC Dynamo Kyiv faced FC Kolos Kovalivka away in the Ukrainian Premier League matchday 15 game.
Visitors opened the score early in the match. Voloshyn found Brazhko down the middle and Volodymyr hit the far corner from outside the box – 0:1.
Dynamo maintained possession, but didn’t attack in numbers. In the 23rd minute home side gave Bushchan some work to do. Tsurikov obtained the ball inside the penalty area after cross from the right side and shot on target, but our keeper parried.
Anyway the trouble happened for Dynamo in the 33rd minute. Alefirenko attempted from distance as no one marked him, the ball touched Mykhavko and hit the net – 1:1.
This goal gave Kolos confidence and they rushed forward. Diego shot from the box line – Diachuk blocked. In a stoppage time Demcheko hit the target, but referee disallowed this goal due to offside.
After the break the White-Blues kept attacking, but didn’t couldn’t finish properly. Brazhko attempted with a volley poorly, goalkeeper coped with the shot from Kabayev, the strike by Tymchyk was blocked.
Home side had some counterattacks, but Oleksandr Shovkovskyi’s men didn’t let them create much. Meanwhile things were getting intense in front of the opposite goal. Voloshyn crossed from the right side, but Guerrero missed with a header. In the 78th minute Mykhavko found Vanat, Vladyslav attempted from close range, goalkeeper parried, Buialskyi was there with a follow-up, but defender blocked.
Late in the game Dynamo rushed forward while Kolos only defended to preserve the draw.
Voloshyn could grab the winner in a stoppage time as he shot from the six-yard box corner, but the ball went past the far post.
So, it’s 1:1. Dynamo share the first place in the UPL table with Oleksandria they’ll face twice next week: on December 4 and 16.
UPL. Matchday 16
Kolos – Dynamo – 1:1
01.12.2024. Kovalivka, Kolos Stadium
Kolos: Pakholiuk, Kozik (Luchkevych, 88), Krasniqi, Bondarenko, Tsurikov, Orikhovskyi, Demchenko, Diego (Salabai, 65), Husol (Denysenko, 71), Alefirenko, Bolivar (Paulauskas, 71).
Dynamo: Bushchan, Tymchyk, Diachuk, Mykhavko, Dubinchak (Popov, 79), Brazhko, Rubchynskyi, Buialskyi (Salenko, 90+1), Braharu (Kabayev, 46), Voloshyn, Guerrero (Vanat, 71).
Goals: Alefirenko (33) – Brazhko (5).
Booked: Bolivar (52), Alefirenko (56), Kozik (64), Denysenko (80), Demchenko (82).
