The first Ukrainian "classic" of the season ended in favor of "Dynamo": Kyiv eliminated "Shakhtar" from the Ukrainian Cup
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Several matches were held in Ukraine as part of the country's football cup draw, with "Dynamo" defeating "Shakhtar".
Kyiv's "Dynamo" narrowly defeated Donetsk's "Shakhtar" in the 1/8 finals of the Ukrainian Cup. To Luka Meirellish's goal, the "white-blues" responded with goals from Andriy Yarmolenko and Eduardo Guerrero, reports UNN.
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The match at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Stadium began with a minute of silence in honor of the fallen soldiers in Russia's war against Ukraine, and the first symbolic kick in the match was performed by Myroslav Rubtsov - the son of Oleksiy Rubtsov, call sign "Soldier" - a senior lieutenant who died on September 18, 2022, in the village of Zaitseve, Bakhmut district, Donetsk region.
The beginning of the game, like the entire first half, was accompanied by "Shakhtar". The "Miners" created the first dangerous moment already in the 10th minute: Neverton ran down the right flank, crossed to the penalty area line, where Marlon Gomes ran in and shot with his head almost point-blank, hitting Ruslan Neshcheret.
A few minutes after a failure on the left flank of the defense, Yukhym Konoplya already broke into the penalty area and shot into the near corner – this time Neshcheret parried in front of him, Marlon Gomes was first on the rebound, but from the center of the penalty area he shot over the goal.
The first half ended with a complete advantage for "Shakhtar" - 9 shots (4 on target) against 1 for "Dynamo" (none on target).
In the second half, the "miners'" advantage resulted in a goal scored at the beginning of the second half of the game: in the 48th minute, Neverton shifted from the right flank and powerfully shot at the goal from outside the penalty area – the ball flew past the goal, but in its path was the head of Luka Meirellish, who managed to send the ball into the net - 1:0.
After the conceded goal, the game completely changed, and "Dynamo" already looked sharper. First, Volodymyr Brazhko had a chance to equalize, and then Shola Ogundana dangerously shot into the far corner.
Eventually, "Dynamo" equalized in the 72nd minute: Kabaev intercepted the ball in the opponent's half of the field, ran down the right flank to the penalty area, found Yarmolenko with a subtle pass, who adjusted and shot with his right foot into the far corner past the goalkeeper - 1:1.
In the 79th minute, after another corner kick, Brazhko headed from inside the goalkeeper's area, Riznyk parried on the line, but Guerrero, who came on as a substitute a few minutes earlier, was the first to react to the rebound and sent the ball into the net with a powerful shot - 2:1.
The final whistle recorded "Dynamo's" victory - 2:1, and therefore "Shakhtar" is eliminated from the Cup and will no longer be able to defend the title.
Addition
Today, two more matches of the 1/8 finals of the Cup were also played, in which "Inhulets" defeated "Victoria" (1:0) thanks to a goal by Andriy Melenchuk, and "LNZ" defeated "Rukh" with a goal by Prosper Obah - 1:0.
The final Cup matches will take place on Thursday, October 30, where "Agrotech" will play against "Phoenix-Mariupol", and "Metalist 1925" against "Agrobusiness".