UPL. Matchday 1. Inhulets – Dynamo – 1:2. Report

FC Dynamo Kyiv have played the postponed Ukrainian Premier League matchday 1 game against FC Inhulets Petrove.

The White-Blues were 5th in the league table with 20 points before this match while Inhulets – the last.

Denys Popov and Serhiy Sydorchuk skipped the game due to suspension, so Olexandr Syrota and Olexandr Andriyevskyi replaced them.

Inhulets had a great chance early in the match as Kukharuk appeared one-on-one with Neshcheret, but Ruslan parried.

In the 32nd minute Korobenko fouled against Buialskyi inside the box and referee awarded penalty. Viktor Tsyhankov converted from the spot.

In a stoppage time Tsyhankov increased the lead as he hit the open goal after pass from Vladyslav Dubinchak.

Inhulets pulled one back in the 62nd minute. Zaporozhets found Sitalo inside the penalty area and the latter sent the ball past Neshcheret. Afterwards Dynamo keeper parried free kick strike by Bliznichenko.

Kyivans had a couple of chances to score at least one more, but didn’t.

Due to this win, Dynamo are currently third in the league table having 23 points, just as Zoria and Oleksandria (Oleksandria have played one game less).

2022/23 UPL, matchday 1

FC Inhulets Petrove – FC Dynamo Kyiv – 1:2 (0:2)

17.11.2022. Kyiv, Dynamo Stadium named after Valeriy Lobanovskyi

Inhulets: Palamarchuk, Sakiv, Kovaliov, Pospielov, Naghiyev, Korobenko (Klymenko, 46), Kukharuk, Kozak (V. Bliznichenko, 46), Zaporozhets (Marusych, 82), Smoliakov (A. Bliznichenko, 67), Sitalo (Rezepov, 74).

Dynamo: Neshcheret, Kedziora (Karavayev, 77), Zabarnyi, Syrota, Dubinchak (Vivcharenko, 78), Andriyevskyi, Shepelev (Parris, 85), Buialskyi, Tsyhankov, Lonwijk (Harmash, 67), Vanat (Kulach, 78).

Goals: Sitalo (62) – Tsyhankov (32, pen., 45+1).

Booked: Kozak (13), Kovaliov (15), Korobenko (31) – Syrota (71).