"There was neither enough luck nor skill": Kostiuk commented on Dynamo's exit from European competition

Kyiv's "Dynamo" lacked luck in the second leg of the third qualifying round of the 2026/27 Conference League season against Azerbaijan's "Qarabağ." This was stated after the game by the head coach of the "blue-and-whites," Ihor Kostiuk, UNN reports, citing the official website of "Dynamo."

Details

According to Kostiuk, "Qarabağ" took advantage of its opportunities, "and that played a key role."

You saw that in the second half we seized the initiative and began playing higher up the pitch. I believe we created three clear-cut chances, in which we needed to score. But the game does not forgive missed opportunities: where we failed to score, unfortunately, we conceded. Overall, we controlled the game in the second half. We transitioned well from defense to attack, won the ball back, moved forward quickly, and created chances. But, unfortunately, today we lacked both the luck and the skill to score those goals. You saw the chances we had

He added that the opponent pressed very tightly, and "unfortunately, we did not always get out of that press confidently."

Reminder

In the second leg of the third qualifying round of the 2026/27 Conference League season, after winning the first match (1-0), Kyiv's "Dynamo" lost to Azerbaijan's "Qarabağ" (2-0) and ended their European campaign.

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