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It was not the last game of Dynamo Kyiv in this year’s European Cup campaign, but the final defeat against a team that has not yet won a single match in the Italian Serie A (fantastic!), as well as the subsequent results of competitors, nullified the influence of the current champion of Ukraine on deciding their own fate in the Conference League. The team also managed to spoil the debut of Ihor Kostyuk in a new position, although at certain moments the game of the capital team was even of quite good quality. But Dynamo has forced itself into a situation where either a victory in Florence or having to keep its ambitions until the next season.

Football.ua evaluates the game of Dynamo Kyiv players in the match at the Artemio Franki Stadium (on a 10-point scale).

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Ruslan Nescheret — 7.0. There could have been more missed goals if not for the goalkeeper of Dynamo. Such a conclusion is easy to come to when you start to recall the main points of this confrontation. And the dry statistics suggest that there were as many as seven goal saves on Nescheret’s account this time. And even in a second-goal situation, he was close to becoming a hero for his team.

Oleksandr Tymchyk — 4.5. Not very high-quality execution of passes to someone else’s penalty area and constant problems during quick attacks by opponents. The right flank of Dynamo’s defense may not have been the most problematic area for the team this evening, but there is no reason to celebrate Tymchyk’s performance in any special way.

Vladyslav Zakharchenko (4.0) — Aliu Tiare (4.0) — 4.0. Debutant of European Cups + the author of several imports in previous matches in the domestic arena in a generally unplayed pair of central defenders. Indeed, what could have gone wrong. Zakharchenko was thrown under the train in the composition of Dzeko and Keane, who can win a fight with the most experienced defenders in the world purely on experience, and Tiare constantly chose positions in such a way as to be as far as possible from this same fight. That’s why two goals actually came as a result of wing passes. And it could have been more.

Vladyslav Dubinchak — 4.0. Our old friend Dodo was almost the best player in Fiorentina, and accordingly his opponent in the defense of Dynamo received a considerable number of challenges on his head. And it is unlikely that anyone will remember an episode after which there will be no complaints against Dubinchak in the fight against the Brazilian.

Oleksandr Pikhalyonok — 6.0. The central midfielder of Dynamo found his effective action in this match as well, and in general recently Pikhalyonok has noticeably added weight in the context of the team’s attacking potential. The pass under Mykhaylenko’s shot was executed flawlessly, and several more potentially dangerous passes from Oleksandr also claimed to be aggravated in the penalty area.

Mykola Mykhaylenko — 6.5. A cool shot from a long distance was a reward for the Dynamo defender for timely joining the team’s attack from deep. And a couple more shots from approximately the same place were blocked by opponents. The defensive component in Mykhaylenko’s actions should also be noted, because successful pressing at the beginning of the second half in the other half was the key to Kostyuk’s team winning at least one goal behind.

Mykola Shaparenko — 6.0. With one goal-scoring chance created for a partner and several unsuccessful attempts at transitions in attack, the Kyiv midfielder played a match that can be considered workable in general, but expectations are always higher from Shaparenko.

Nazar Voloshyn — 6.0. There was a certain stage of the season when the Dynamo winger was consistently distinguished by productive actions and, above all, goals, but it seems that he has reached the end, and now Voloshyn seems to be trying to give the team the proper dynamics in front, but if the opponent gathers with thoughts in the defensive game, then Nazar’s effectiveness decreases noticeably. This time he troubled De Gea with his shot, but no more.

Eduardo Guerrero — 5.0. The invisibility cloak was again on the forward of Kyiv.

Vladyslav Kabaev — 5.5. The left winger of Dynamo was located on the flank, where Dodo played, and in the end the Brazilian managed to neutralize the threat from the Ukrainian, although he again gave a great amount of work in pressing.

Konstantin Vyvcharenko — 5.0. Only a miracle saved the Kyiv defender from a red card for a dangerous tackle in the last minute of regular time, and I cannot recall more interesting episodes with his participation.

Andriy Yarmolenko — 6.0. The legendary player for Dynamo appeared on the field at the end of the match and even managed to find a position for a header, because he was again involved in the forward position. But the shot was not accurate, and the opponents did not allow them to turn around in the future.

Oleksandr Yatsyk, Shola Ogundana — the final substitutions from Kostyuk, which did not particularly bring anything to the team in the attacking phase, which is why they were performed in the first place.

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