Sport Arena analyzes the actions of Dynamo Kyiv players in the Champions League qualification match against the Austrian Sturm
On the way to the group stage of the Champions League, Dynamo meets with the Austrian Sturm. In the first – conditionally home – match of the confrontation, the people of Kiev beat fellow countrymen Arnold Schwarzenegger (1:0).
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- George Bushchan – 7.5
>> Very convincing again – four saves (about 20 – for three matches of the new season). He coped with the blows of Prass, Heilund. Blots took place, but remained unpunished – even the super moments of Affengruber and Heilund Sturm left without a worthy end. The minimum victory for the Kyivans is another match in which Buschan is more than a goalkeeper for Dynamo. Real leader.
- Tomasz Kengera – 6.5
>> The right flank was less bright among the people of Kiev than the left, but it is not worth belittling the amount of work Kendzhera did. The Poles also made mistakes. For example, in the 15th minute, Kendzher did not block a tight shot from Prass, who also received a rebound. In the 23rd minute, Tomek was “traded” on his flank, and as a result, Heilund could decide from a deadly position (his problems of missing the goal). There were also good episodes – in several moments against Sarkaria and Heilund, he acted very well on blocks. The result is for Tomas, and this “dry” victory is in his asset.
- Ilya Zabarny – 7.0
>> Again, we state that Zabarny’s calmness and prudence sets the pace for Dynamo’s defensive actions, like a good metronome sets the band’s synchronicity. Zaborny is good at one-on-one play, convincing with the ball. Great hedged his teammates, as in the episode with Affengruber’s scoring chance. There were only a few shortcomings: I didn’t finish the game with Heilund when he shot at the goal in the 20th minute, in two moments he didn’t keep up with his rivals (without a significant aggravation on their part).
- Denis Popov – 6.5
>> Survived very unpleasant moments in the first third of the match. He rushed forward, leaving Zabarny to break (Heilund almost took advantage of this at the beginning of the game). At the cost of a yellow card, he knocked down an active Heilund in the 21st minute. Later, in the 24th minute, he advanced for a cross from the left flank and missed it very easily. Later he stabilized and in the future he tried to act in such a way as not to lead to exacerbations. Another interesting detail: it was from Popov, in transit through Shepelev and Dubinchak, that the goal attack began.
- Vladislav Dubinchak – 7.0 << 71′ 2. Vivcharenko
>> Again, we note how actively Dubinchak played on his left flank. With an average midfield position, Vladislav took part in most of the quick combinations over his own edge. Gazibegovic passed very well. Repeatedly broke through to positions from where it was possible to effectively assist the attack. The only goal in the match was Dubinchak’s co-authorship. He did not allow his opponents to play with might and main, including Sarkaria, who left a very good impression at the start of the season. Although for a moment in the 20th minute, due to an unsuccessful exchange with Shaparenko, Dynamo could have paid…
- Sergei Sidorchuk – 6.0
>> The captain habitually played the role of a “support frame” for Dynamo formations. He worked on a large territory from his own penalty area to someone else’s. He played extremely unsuccessfully in the 20th minute, almost assisting Heilund under the goal. I diligently looked for an opportunity to shoot, however, when it fell out in the 60th minute, I launched the ball completely away from the goal. Significantly leveled off during the match, during which there were moments when it became more and more difficult to keep the Austrians.
- Vladimir Shepelev – 6.5 << 71′ 19. Garmash
>> Habitually did a lot of rough work, kept up with the pace of the team and actively played along with Sidorchuk in the phase of the game without the ball and Shaparenko in a quick transition from defense to attack. There are several examples when Shepelev successfully supported attacks. Please note that it was he who connected Dubinchak in the combination that led to the winning goal. Later, Vladimir got tired and got hooked on the card already at the beginning of the second half – the replacement was natural, Shepelev gave his strength to this game without a trace ..
- Alexander Karavaev – 8.0
>> The player who made us forget about Tsygankov’s pre-match injury. The right-footed Karavaev on his flank somewhat changed the architecture of Dynamo’s attacks, and this made them sharper. Oleksandr, for the most part, felt the rhythm of attacks very well, which allowed him to be in the right place at the right time and successfully catch Dubinchak’s pass on his foot. It could have been even better if Karavaev had shot better from the left, being in the center, or if he had run for another sharp flank cross from the opposite edge.
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- Nikolai Shaparenko – 6.5
>> He acted in accompaniment and completed a lot of passes and innings – both by game and by standards. Corner kicks with Dubinchak can be added to Shaparenko’s asset. Mostly he cut the opponents’ redoubts very clearly with low passes and throws to the boundary of the penalty plane, but in a deeper pass he was rather grossly mistaken twice. I could have threatened other people’s goals myself more – but in the 65th minute of the game I shot inaccurately, and pinned my opponents from a free kick.
- Vitaly Buyalscue – 6.5
>> Already in the opening Wüthrich got hooked on a warning, then another Stankovic received a yellow card. In the future, Buyalsky combined very well with Shaparenko and the flanks, actively participating in organizing attacks. And he himself acted in the end, but with less efficiency than he could.
- Artem Begray hair – 6.0 << 83′ 11. Vanat
>> Of course, the “holding forward” played a role in this match – to remember at least an assist attack, where he laconically and restrainedly missed, barely correcting, Dubinchak’s cross under Karavaev’s blow. However, in this match, Besedin was very lacking just at the end. In several attacks at once, Artem missed the ball instead of actively intervening, so while doing the necessary amount of running work, he still did not give the right address for passes and did not find an opportunity to shoot. The only hit – a header after a corner kick in the 73rd minute – turned out to be unsuccessful for Besedin – inaccurate ..
Substitutions
- Dubinchak 71′ >> 2. Konstantin Vivcharenko – 6.5
>> Fully withstood the pace that set the match, not least his predecessor – Dubinchak. Participated in several combinations, one of which – at the end of the game – could give Dynamo an even more comfortable advantage than expected. He interacted well with Buyalsky.
- Shepelev 71′ >> 19. Denis Garmash – 6.0
>> Garmash fulfilled his task by experience – to keep an important foothold in the middle of the field fresh and calm the team a little, which lacked strength, which could lead to a breakdown on fouls.
- Byesdin 83′ >> 11. Vladislav Vanat – 6.5
>> Vanat was expected, maybe even earlier – and he entered the game quite well. He maintained the pace, participated in combinations. If Karavaev had had enough strength and emotions to make a breakthrough in the 88th minute, the hero of the match could well have turned Vladislav’s cross into an assist.
Source: Sportarena
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