Dynamo head coach Kyiv Oleksandr Shovkovsky made his comment after defeat from Paphos in the Champions League.

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“White-blue” gave way to the Cyprus rival in the first, nominally home (held in Polish Lublin) matches of the third qualifying round of the tournament.

“This confrontation consists of two matches. And of course, the fate of the duel has not yet been resolved. In the first half we had great opportunities to score a goal, but did not realize our moments, and at one moment due to mistakes missed a counterattack that our opponent was able to realize.

Refereeing? Let’s not touch this topic. I want to say that if we want to go further in the tournament, we have to use the moments we had. In the first case, there was three in one way, and we had to take this opportunity. We had another opportunity in the first half after the standard position and also had to implement it. Individual skill was signed. For me, the same mistakes in defense and at attack. The result of the match consists of missed and clogged balls. We made mistakes when we didn’t score and made a mistake when missed. And we have the result of the first match, ” – quoted the official official website of Dynamo Kyiv.

Recall that the match in Cyprus will take place next Tuesday, August 12. The winner of the couple in the playoffs selection of the LC will meet with Leh or Tsrvena Starwhile the one who fails will resist Hamrun Spartans or McCabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League (the first match-1: 2).