The win over Arsenal Kyiv pushed Dynamo up the ladder and lifted team’s spirits before the forthcoming UEFA Champions League home encounter vs. AS Roma.
In the gripping Kyiv derby, the Gunners outdid Dynamo at feigning injuries, calling for fouls and penalty appeals. Khomin’s and Josemar’s acting skills left no good impressions. Lost in the turmoil of combating, both squads seemed to forget that it is brilliant situations, shots on target and finally goals that fans would favor.
With so scarce scoring situations created, not so many points are to be remembered before the break. Essola’s 12-meter shot was well saved by Rybka. El Kaddouri had a good chance to score, with his low shot being parried by Deonas and Bangoura failing to whip in a rebound. Only in the added 1st half time, the so called visitors [Arsenal play their home matches on Lobanovskyy Dynamo Stadium] took a lead through Ghioane who headed in Correa’s pass. This is Tiberiu’s second “salvation” goal in the season.
The opening minutes of the second half could have settled the outcome of the game. Incredibly, the White-Blues squandered three chances within a few minutes’ time. Some fears arose, as the memory of the teams’ previous encounter came to memory, when Arsenal grabbed an equalizer in the injury time. Both teams could have conceded a goal, but Zakarlyuka hit the “wall” twice, whereas Shtaskikh missed the target two times. But another goal was not to come that night and the 0-1 victory made Dynamo two points closer to its archival Shakhar.
