Dynamo Kyiv defeats Kryvbas as Yarmolenko, Ponomarenko produce key moments
KRYVYI RIH (Interstat) — Dynamo Kyiv defeated Kryvbas (Ukr) 2-0 on Monday, getting an 18th-minute goal from Matvii Ponomarenko and a goal and assist from Andriy Yarmolenko. Yarmolenko played the full 90 minutes and was sent off in the 45th-plus-5th minute after receiving a red card. Ponomarenko also played the entire match and scored once. Kryvbas could not find a response. Pidgurskyi D. and Vilivald V. received yellow cards for Kryvbas in the first half, while Brazhko V., Shaparenko M., Herbert G. and Jones J. were booked in first-half stoppage time. Kryvbas made substitutions in the 63rd minute, and Dynamo Kyiv made changes in the 64th. Dynamo Kyiv’s season record in this competition is now 3-1, and its record across all competitions is 3-2. Kryvbas’s competition record is now 0-3-1, and its overall record is 1-4-1. The visitors secured the win despite finishing the match with 10 men.