On Thursday, November 28, Kyiv's "Dynamo" hosted the Czech team "Viktoria" Plzeň in Hamburg as part of the 5th round of the Europa League. The Kyiv team took the lead first, but the goal was disallowed due to offside, and in the next attack, the guests scored. The players under Oleksandr Shovkovskyi created enough chances to equalize, but in the final minute of the match, they conceded a second goal. In added time, Vladyslav Kabayev scored a spectacular goal, but it only impacted the fact that no team in the Europa League this season has gone without scoring at least once.
Europa League, 5th round
“Dynamo” (Ukraine) – “Viktoria” Plzeň (Czech Republic) – 1:2
Goals: Kabayev, 90+5 – Vydra, 55, Schulz, 90
Already in the 2nd minute, Bouchan almost gifted a goal to the opponents, passing the ball directly to an opponent's feet. Later, Schulz nearly found himself one-on-one with Dynamo's keeper – Bilovar only managed to intercept the ball at the last moment.
Midway through the half, Rubchynskyi carried the ball down the left flank and passed it to Shaparenko. He evaded his marker and set up Buialskyi for a shot – the goalkeeper deflected it in front of him. In response, Jirka shot from a tight angle on the right – luckily, Bouchan came out to intercept and deflected it while falling. In the 44th minute, Shaparenko had what seemed to be the best opportunity to score, shooting from the edge of the box after a pass from Karavaiev – Jedliczka managed to save it in mid-air.
After the break, "Dynamo" took the lead: Brazhko passed to Karavaiev, who delivered a diagonal ball into the box, and Vyvcharenko literally shoved the ball into the net. However, the goal was disallowed for offside, and in the next attack, "Viktoria" scored: Vydra received a pass on the edge of the penalty area, turned, and struck into the left corner – Bouchan stretched but couldn't reach it. In the final minute, the Czechs doubled their lead, and in the 95th minute, Kabayev lobbed the ball over the Czech goalkeeper from a distance.
The defeat left "Dynamo" at the bottom of the Europa League table with no points. "Viktoria" earned 9 points and climbed to ninth place.