FC
Dynamo Kyiv defeated former Soviet rivals FC Spartak Moskva 4-1 for the
second time in two weeks to confirm their place in the UEFA Champions
League group stage, according to UEFA.Confident start
Holding
a three-goal advantage from the first leg, Dynamo were firm favourites
to progress and they rubber-stamped their ticket for Thursday`s draw
thanks to two goals in each half. Olexandr Aliyev and Ismaël Bangoura
extended Dynamo`s lead, and while Spartak`s Artem Dzyuba briefly
reduced the arrears just after half-time, Artem Milevskiy repeated his
first-leg feat of scoring twice.
Aliyev strike
The
hosts made the perfect start in the fourth minute when Aliyev picked up
the ball in a central position and drove through a static Spartak
defence to find the net with a powerful low strike. Buoyed by their
early breakthrough, Dynamo quickly went in search of more goals but two
swift counterattacks ended with Aliyev and Bangoura missing the target
with long-range efforts.
Shishkin miss
Spartak
never looked like they could make inroads into their deficit and it
took them until beyond the midway point of the opening period to
threaten Stanislav Bogush`s goal when Roman Shishkin tested the young
keeper from a free-kick. However, Dynamo responded by doubling their
advantage when Milevskiy`s right-wing cross was touched in by Bangoura.
Spartak`s sole response before the break was another Shishkin set-piece
which went just wide.
Saenko consolation
Soon
after Bangoura wasted an opportunity to claim his second when he sprung
the offside trap but stumbled when one-on-one with Stipe Pletikosa and
the chance was gone. Spartak did gain something of a foothold in the
game, if not the tie, two minutes after the restart as substitute Ivan
Saenko found space on the left and delivered a ball to Dzyuba who held
off the attentions of Taras Mikhalik to delicately place the ball
beyond Bogush.
Milevskiy first
Spartak`s
joy was fleeting, though, as within two minutes an unmarked Milevskiy
netted his first of the night when he finished off Aliyev`s curling
free-kick. Mozart then let fly a speculative shot from distance which
Bogush parried. Milevskiy rounded off the scoring 12 minutes from time
when he fired into the top corner after being set up by Badr El
Kaddouri.
By Bogdan Buga,UEFA
