Kateryna Monzul: "The referee should help the game open up." How the National Football Referees School works
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Kateryna Monzul: "The referee should help the game open up." How the National Football Referees School works
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Kateryna Monzul: "The referee should help the game open up." How the National Football Referees School works
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"Open Football Festivals" arrived in Zhytomyr Oblast
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"Open Football Festivals" in Poltav Oblast
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Kateryna Monzul: "The referee should help the game open up." How the National Football Referees School works
The "Open Football Festival" took place in Kyiv
Registration for teams has started for the 2026/2027 All-Ukrainian competitions "School Ball"
"Open Football Festivals" arrived in Zhytomyr Oblast
Beton Cup of Ukraine-2026/2027. Match Schedule Round of 16
"Open Football Festivals" in Poltav Oblast
Men’s national teams
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Ukraine’s national futsal teams
Other national teams
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Kateryna Monzul: "The referee should help the game open up." How the National Football Referees School works
The "Open Football Festival" took place in Kyiv
Registration for teams has started for the 2026/2027 All-Ukrainian competitions "School Ball"
"Open Football Festivals" arrived in Zhytomyr Oblast
Beton Cup of Ukraine-2026/2027. Match Schedule Round of 16
"Open Football Festivals" in Poltav Oblast
In the second leg of the Champions League 3rd qualifying round, Dynamo Kyiv faced off against Scottish side Rangers in Glasgow.
The first leg in Lublin, nominally a home match for Kyiv, ended in a 1:1 draw. In Glasgow, the first half saw a fierce contest across the field. Kyiv's Vladyslav Kabayev delivered two notable crosses, while Rangers' Ross McCausland had a chance to open the scoring, but was thwarted by Georgiy Bushchan.
After the break, Dynamo gained a numerical advantage in the 51st minute when Rangers' Jefte was sent off for elbowing Oleksandr Karavaiev. Dynamo took control, with Karavaiev and Vitaliy Buyalskyi both missing good chances.
The decisive moment came late in the match. In the 82nd minute, Oleksandr Pikhalyonok struck a brilliant shot from the edge of the penalty area into the bottom corner. Just two minutes later, Nazar Voloshyn capitalized on a flank pass from Mykola Shaparenko to double Dynamo's lead.
With a 2:0 away victory, Dynamo Kyiv advanced to the Champions League playoff round of qualifiers.
Notably, UAF President Andriy Shevchenko and Ukraine national team head coach Serhiy Rebrov were in attendance.
Champions League 2024/2025, 3rd Qualifying Round, Second Leg:
Rangers (Scotland) - Dynamo Kyiv (Ukraine) - 0:2
Goals: Pikhalyonok (82), Voloshyn (84)
Rangers: Butland, Yilmaz (Davis, 77), Souttar, Propper, Tavernier, Barron, Diomande (D. Sterling, 67), Jefte, Lawrence (Matondo, 85), McCausland (Cerny, 46), Dessers.
Dynamo Kyiv: Bushchan, Dubinchak, Mykhavko, Popov, Karavaiev (Bilovar, 90+1), Shaparenko (Lonwijk, 90), Brazhko, Buyalskyi (Bragaru, 75), Kabayev (Pikhalyonok, 75), Vanat, Yarmolenko (Voloshyn, 68).
Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)
Booked: Jefte (31), Diomande (45)
Sent off: Jefte (Rangers) - second yellow in 51st minute
August 13. Glasgow. Hampden Park.
The first leg ended in a 1:1 draw.
In the Champions League playoff round of qualifiers, Dynamo Kyiv will face Austrian side RB Salzburg. The matches are scheduled for August 20-21 and August 27-28.
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