Match Report
9 games without a win framed Shakhtar Donetsk's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 9 Dynamo Kyiv wins, 21 for Shakhtar Donetsk, 10 draws, at 2.35 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The match was played at Stadion Dynamo im. Valery Lobanovsky (capacity 40,003). O. Afanasiev took charge of the match — our records show 45 games refereed with an average of 1.1 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Dynamo Kyiv led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Dynamo Kyiv: Matviy Ponomarenko (13') · Shakhtar Donetsk: Lucas Ferreira (50'), Lassina Traoré (68')
Key stats
Possession: Dynamo Kyiv 49% · Shakhtar Donetsk 51% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 8-5