Sport Arena analyzes the actions of the Kyiv Dynamo players in the second leg of the Champions League qualification against the Austrian Sturm
Dynamo continues to hammer the phrase “Dynamo’s character” into our heads – following the results of two matches against the Austrian Sturm, the Kievans made it to the Champions League playoffs (1:0, 2:1), although again extra times and a power play were needed for this.
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- George Bushchan – 6.5
>> For Dynamo Buschan has long been more than a goalkeeper, and in Graz he also did a lot for a positive final result. Georgiy made five saves, having coped with the blows of Hirlander, Sarkaria, Horvath, different in distance and force. Saved and when his own defender unsuccessfully gave a pass back to the target. In the moment with a goal by Hoilunn Buschan, not the best performance from the opponent let him down – a clumsy shot was complicated by a rebound. The disadvantages include an optional yellow card – there were a bit too many of them in Dynamo, six.
- Tomasz Kendzhera – 5.5 << 71' 20. Alexander Karavaev
>> Kangera certainly got all the most dangerous opponents Sturm had to offer, but even that doesn’t explain Tomek’s pale game. 24 ball losses, an unfortunate ratio of tackle attempts and single combats, a defeat in single combat with Hoillund who scored, and for the first half hour of the game I felt free in the game in the place of the left forward and scored a goal from that zone. Replacing Tomas with Karavaev definitely improved the reliability of the defense and somewhat strengthened even the attack, because Kendzhera can only remember an impressive breakthrough in the 5th minute, which ended with Shaparenko’s strike.
- Ilya Zabarny – 6.5
>> Quite a difficult match for Dynamo’s defense, and it’s good that we managed to improve the game after a nervous and helpless start. Zabarny, too, at the beginning did not immediately achieve synchronization with his comrades, he threw himself forward several times, after which Sirota had to hastily insure his zones, but over time, Ilya pushed his rivals away from the danger zone, so that Prass, Hoilunn and Horvath no longer got so much desired space. And in the one-on-one game, Zabarny was convincing – only 10 selected or intercepted balls, about 10 martial arts won. The fact that over the next three halves Sturm shot as much as in the first one shows how much Dynamo strengthened their defense during the game.
- Alexander Sirota – 6.5
>> Sirota replaced Popov in the starting lineup and was visibly nervous at the beginning of the game – he gave an extremely unsuccessful pass back to the goalkeeper, who almost caught Buschan by surprise, did not have time with the “stop tap” – the last throw under Hoylund’s goal kick. However, it is important that Alexander, like the whole team, got together and later quite clearly played the rest of the time, adding during the game. With 14 losses of the ball, he won a number of martial arts, managed to intercept and rebound, several times prevented serious aggravations, intervening in the game in a timely manner.
- Vladislav Dubinchak – 6.0 << 71' 2. Konstantin Vivcharenko
>> The Dynamo left flank in the matches with Fener set the bar high in terms of joining the attacks, and this time Dubinchak also diligently “ironed” his edge. But there was no previous efficiency – most of the crosses and crosses were interrupted by the opponents, there were many losses of the ball and moments with reverse attacks. The replacement of Vladislav suggested itself, he gave too much strength and the exit of Vivcharenko benefited the team.
- Sergei Sidorchuk – 6.5
>> A very difficult match for our captain, because the activity of the opponent, who needed to recoup, was multiplied by the nervous mistakes of his own teammates (cut-offs, for the most part, were beaten in the support zone). At the same time, Sidorchuk himself tried not to increase the wave of unforced losses, except for the moment with an inaccurate strike by Stankovich, globally there should be no more complaints about Sergey’s actions. He compensated for his incontinence in the moment with the skirmish by the fact that his opponents received two yellow cards – moreover, if Prass finished the match, then Sarkaria eventually left Sturm in the minority.
- Vladimir Shepelev – 6.0 << 82' 19. Denis Garmash
>> One of the most mobile players of the guests covered a huge area and managed to find himself in the epicenter of events both in his own penalty area and in someone else’s. Several times he participated in serious exacerbations, one of which could have ended in a goal (if Buyalsky had been able to shoot better after Tsygankov’s rebate). At the same time, often engaging in martial arts, he lost quite a lot of them, and by the end of the game he was already clearly “addicted”, so he left the field in the second half.
- Nikolai Shaparenko – 6.5
>> I could have opened an account already in the fifth minute, if I had better put my foot under the transfer of Tsygankov. Not bad played set pieces that could better complete Sirota with Tsygankov. In general, he performed a large amount of work and was constantly on the move. For the 120-minute marathon, he retained a good supply of physical strength, so he was useful and productive.
- Viktor Tsygankov – 8.0
>> You never know what to expect from Tsygankov – a pale game or an incredible performance at the highest level. In Graz, fortunately for Dynamo, the leader was not only in terms of status, but also in terms of the game. From the first minutes, Viktor began to tyrannize his flank opponents, he could well have co-authored earlier goals for Shaparenko and Buyalsky, but it was his pass that found Vovcharenko, who equalized the score, in the right position. If at first Tsygankov kicked more with his own shots, “kneading” the goalkeeper, then at the end of the game with the composure of the executioner he put an end to the match, completing the multi-move in the retro style of Yevtushenko’s 1986 goal.
- Vitaly Buyalsky – 6.5
>> Buyalsky was in the spotlight several times at once when he tried to shoot from outside the penalty area – with a commendable sense of position, the finish still let him down (even in simpler moments). But what you can’t take away from Vitaly is an intuitive sense of the rhythm of the attack. He supported several quick combinations of Dynamo at once and played exactly as it should, in accompaniment to Tsygankov’s winning goal.
- Artem Besedin – 5.0 << 76' 11. Vladislav Vanat
>> Usually, we evaluate Besedin by completely different standards than other forwards – but in this match even the usual trump cards let him down, namely diligence in performance and large amounts of work. Back in the first half, Artem and Dynamo started playing at odds, which resulted in a number of unsuccessful forward passes (one of the cuts ended in a goal), the usual zero in attacking attempts and constant moments when Besedin warmed up with passes and did not read promising rebounds. Replacement has been requested before.
Substitutions
- Dubinchak 71′ >> 2. Konstantin Vivcharenko – 7.5
>> This summer, the young defender worked as hard as a diligent applicant at the entrance exams to a prestigious university. Vivcharenko once again significantly revived the game after coming on as a substitute, the opponents obviously did not keep up with him, having received two cards on fouls against Konstantin (including under the reduction of the composition). And in the situation with the super-important first goal, the left full-back clearly guessed the location on the field and performed well, showing that everything was in order with the receiver.
- Kendzhera 71′ >> 20. Alexander Karavaev – 6.5
>> After very difficult trials that befell his predecessor from Hoilunn, Press and Dante, Karavaev’s task was not only to support Tsygankov in front, but also to give reliability to Dynamo formations in his half of the field. This is precisely what explains the fact that Alexander worked more in the shadows and, to a lesser extent, he threatened other people’s goals (although he was also distinguished by zeal in the underplay and once provided Buyalsky with the opportunity to break through).
- Besedin 76′ >> 11. Vladislav Vanat – 6.5
>> It would be very difficult for Vanat to perform worse than the player he replaced, and it would also be a turning point in the game. So we note that Vladislav worked a lot in the opponent’s half of the field, did not avoid the fight (including under a yellow card). We could evaluate his potential and vision of the field during the second effective combination, which Vanat successfully supported with a pre-assist – a well-timed pass to Buyalsky.
- Shepelev 82′ >> 19. Denis Garmash – 6.0 99′ << 18. Alexander Andrievsky
>> It is very difficult to evaluate Garmash. In 17 minutes on the field, he almost decided the fate of the match even in regular time, when he put him on the crossbar after a corner from Tsygankov, but he could also “retire” by taking part in several collisions and receiving a warning for one of the non-game episodes. In the end, it seems that the collision with Stankovich put Denis out of action. Lucescu confirmed after the match that Garmash’s excess of emotions could have let the team down.
- Garmash 99′ >> 18. Alexander Andrievsky – 6.5
>> Dynamo’s last substitution was forced – it was necessary to calm the game after Garmash’s outburst of emotions, as well as add mobility and reliability to the midline. Andrievsky completed this mission with commendable composure – he managed to take part in several combinations (including the second scoring one), and also established combination work in the center of the field, which contributed to the final result.
Source: Sportarena
