Champions League: Dynamo Kyiv recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Sturm Graz 2-1

Saragna|Aug 9, 2022 15:37 GMT

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GRAZ. Dynamo Kyiv was capable to turn the table against Sturm Graz to win 2-1.

GRAZ. Dynamo Kyiv succeeded in turn the table against Sturm Graz to win 2-1. It was Sturm Graz to strike first with a goal of R. Hojlund at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 97′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Tsygankov gave the win to Dynamo Kyiv in the 112′ minute with a goal. Dynamo Kyiv was vastly superior ball possession (67%) was among the key factors of its victory.

M. Sarkaria received a red card (105′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Sturm Graz lost the match.

The match was held at the Merkur Arena Stadium in Graz on Tuesday and this began at 6:30 pm UTC. The referee was Ivan Kružliak who had the assistance of Branislav Hancko and Ján Pozor. The 4th official was Peter Kralovic. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 18.8 degrees Celsius or 65.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.

Sturm Graz

1

Dynamo Kyiv

2

9 Aug 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

Dynamo Kyiv was in firm control of the ball 67% while Sturm Graz was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Sturm Graz was more aggressive with 83 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Dynamo Kyiv was able to find the solution to win this match.

Sturm Graz shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Dynamo Kyiv shot 15 times, 7 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sturm Graz received 6 yellow cards (J. Gorenc Stankovic, J. Gazibegovic, M. Sarkaria, G. Wuthrich, A. Prass and V. Demaku). On the opposite side, Dynamo Kyiv received 6 yellow cards (S. Sydorchuk, D. Garmash, O. Karavaev, V. Vanat, V. Tsygankov and G. Bushchan).

M. Sarkaria (Sturm Graz) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (105′).

After this encounter, Sturm Graz stays with points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. while Dynamo Kyiv has points (0th).

Match Events

11'

11'

J. Gorenc Stankovic
27'

27'

R. Hojlund
71'

71'

O. Karavaev

T. Kedziora
72'

72'

K. Vivcharenko

V. Dubinchak
75'

75'

I. Ljubic

R. Hojlund
76'

76'

V. Vanat

A. Besedin
82'

82'

D. Garmash

V. Shepelev
84'

84'

C. Lang

T. Horvat
90'

90'

J. Gazibegovic
90'

90'

S. Sydorchuk
90'

90'

M. Sarkaria
93'

93'

D. Garmash
97'

97'

K. Vivcharenko

V. Tsygankov
99'

99'

O. Andriyevski

D. Garmash
100'

100'

O. Karavaev
102'

102'

D. Schnegg

A. Dante
102'

102'

V. Demaku

S. Hierlander
102'

102'

M. Fuseini

J. Gorenc Stankovic
105'

105'

M. Sarkaria
105'

105'

V. Vanat
105'

105'

G. Wuthrich
111'

111'

A. Prass
112'

112'

V. Tsygankov

V. Buyalskyy
113'

113'

M. Wels

A. Prass
115'

115'

G. Bushchan
116'

116'

V. Tsygankov
120'

120'

V. Demaku

Next match

Sturm Graz: Formation and Lineups

Sturm Graz adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christian Ilzer chose to play with the following team: Jörg Siebenhandl (6.6), Jusuf Gazibegovic (6.6), David Affengruber (7.7), Gregory Wüthrich (7.6), Amadou Dante (7.1), Stefan Hierländer (6.8), Jon Gorenc Stanković (6.6), Alexander Prass (7.7), Tomi Horvat (6.8), Manprit Sarkaria (6.7) and Rasmus Winther Højlund (7.4).

Substitutes

Sturm Graz made 6 changes: R. Hojlund for I. Ljubic (75′), T. Horvat for C. Lang (84′), A. Dante for D. Schnegg (102′), S. Hierlander for V. Demaku (102′), J. Gorenc Stankovic for M. Fuseini (102′) and A. Prass for M. Wels (113′).

Top player: Alexander Prass

Probably the most impressive player in Sturm Graz was Alexander Prass.

His rating is (7.7) with 49 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Dynamo Kyiv: Formation and Lineups

Also Dynamo Kyiv adopted the 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

On the other side, Mircea Lucescu played with: Georgiy Bushchan (7.7), Tomasz Kędziora (7.1), Ilya Zabarnyi (7.7), Oleksandr Syrota (7.2), Vladyslav Dubinchak (6.6), Mykola Shaparenko (8.0), Sergiy Sydorchuk (6.8), Volodymyr Shepeliev (6.1), Vitaliy Buyalskyi (7.6), Viktor Tsygankov (9.1) and Artem Besedin (6.6).

Dynamo Kyiv could not rely on the presence of O. Andriyevski (injured).

Substitutes

Dynamo Kyiv made 5 changes: T. Kedziora for O. Karavaev (71′), V. Dubinchak for K. Vivcharenko (72′), A. Besedin for V. Vanat (76′), V. Shepelev for D. Garmash (82′) and D. Garmash for O. Andriyevski (99′).

Top player: Viktor Tsygankov

Probably the most impressive player in Dynamo Kyiv was Viktor Tsygankov.

His rating is (9.1) with 1 goal, 58 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.