Europa League: Dynamo Kyiv suffers defeat in their second league phase match

03.10.2024 21:37

In the league phase, Dynamo Kyiv continued their Europa League campaign with an away match against German side Hoffenheim.

After a 0:3 loss to Lazio in Hamburg in the first round, Oleksandr Shovkovskyi's team faced Hoffenheim in Sinsheim at the Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

The first half saw a slight advantage for the hosts, who managed to capitalize once. However, the first real chance to open the score came from Dynamo. In the 11th minute, Brazhko unleashed a powerful long-range shot, which Baumann managed to save with some difficulty. But in the 22nd minute, Mykhavko failed to intercept a cross from the right wing into the box, and Hlozek fired past Bushchan to make it 1:0.

After the break, Hlozek completed his brace in the 60th minute following an excellent combination from the German side. Dynamo had a chance to score in the 71st minute, but after Kabaiev's low cross, Voloshyn couldn't quite reach the ball.

In the end, it was a 0:2 defeat for Dynamo Kyiv.

Europa League 2024/2025. League Phase. Round 2

Hoffenheim (Germany) - Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) - 2:0

Goals: Hlozek (22, 60).

Hoffenheim: Baumann, Nsoki, Stach, Akpoguma (Draxler, 74), Prass, Grillitsch (Toghumdjü, 56), Bischof, Skov (Kaderabek, 56), Hlozek, Meierstedt (Bruun Larsen, 87), Kramaric (Bülter, 74).

Dynamo: Bushchan, Dubinchak, Mykhavko, Popov, Karavaiev, Shaparenko (Shepeliev, 90+3), Brazhko (Andriyevskyi, 83), Mykhailenko (Pikhalyonok, 69), Voloshyn, Vanat (Guerrero, 69), Kabaiev (Rubchynskyi, 83).

Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia).

Booked: Grillitsch (40).

October 3. Sinsheim. Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena.

Dynamo Kyiv will play their next Europa League match away against Roma, featuring Artem Dovbyk, on October 24th, kicking off at 19:45 Kyiv time.

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