Dynamo home match against Volyn Lutsk wasn’t the exception to the rule.
First of all it should be mentioned that the White-Blues newcomers Jeremain Lens and Dieumerci Mbokani took the field among first eleven.
In general Oleh Blokhin used 4-5-1 tactical scheme which could be transformed into 4-3-3 when necessary.
The team skipper was Olexandr Shovkovskyi.
Game aspects
Only 2 minutes into the match Lutsk side opened the score. Bicfalvi delivered a pass to Kinash who netted the ball from the box.
Several minutes later Bicfalvi took the free kick and hit the post.
Still Kyivans managed to equalize the score before the break. Mbokani hit the bottom corner from 10 meter distance. It was the first Congolese striker’s goal for Dynamo.
In the second half away side tried to play as simply as possible not to make mistakes. Oleh Blokhin threw Younes Belhanda and Oleh Husiev into the battle, but the score remained draw – 1:1.
Top person
Volyn skipper Siminin played confidently.
As for Dynamo – Dieumerci Mbokani managed to score in his first official game for the new team.
Key episode
As it has turned out, the key episode of the game happened 30 minutes into the match. Andriy Yarmolenko didn’t deliver a pass to Mbokani who was in a good position in front of the goal…
UPL 2013/14. Matchday 1
14.07.2013. Kyiv. NSC Olimpiyskyi. 29, 547 spectators
Dynamo Kyiv – Volyn Lutsk – 1:1 (1:1)
Dynamo: 1. Shovkovskyi (c), 34. Khacheridi, 2. Danilo Silva, 3. Selin, 24. Vida, 4. Veloso, 19. Harmash, 25. Haruna (90. Belhanda, 65), 10. Yarmolenko (20. Husiev, 76), 7. Lens (99. Dudu, 46), 85. Mbokani.
Volyn: 42. Nedilko, 3. Siminin (c), 6. Sikov, 23. Shershun (4. Pryndeta, 63), 8. Nyemchaninov, 29. Kinash (88. Skoba, 53), 7. Hoshkoderya, 11. Memeshev, 10. Bicfalvi, 9. Babyr (20. Zaderetskyi, 39), 89. Kozban.
Goals: Mbokani (28) – Kinash (2).
Yellow cards: Vida (9), Khacheridi (75) – Memeshev (3), Sikov (32), Shershun (53), Pryndeta (81).
Red card: Memeshev (90).
