"Dynamo" has not lost in a Europa League match for the first time this season.

The Kyiv team managed to equalize the score at the end of the match.

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In the seventh round of the main stage of the Europa League, Kyiv's "Dynamo" faced the local "Galatasaray" in Istanbul, Turkey.

The match turned out to be exceptionally intriguing and filled with goals, ultimately ending in a draw.

The Kyiv team conceded a goal right at the start of the match following a set piece, and midway through the first half, a deflection allowed "Galatasaray" to score a second goal.

It seemed that for "Dynamo," the match was virtually over, but just before halftime, Vladyslav Vanat capitalized on a pass from Vitaliy Buyalsky and outplayed the opposing goalkeeper.

After the break, veteran Andriy Yarmolenko came onto the field and ultimately became the hero of the match. However, prior to that, the match officials made an unusual decision. The referee initially called a foul and issued a red card to a player from the Turkish team, but after reviewing the replay, he changed his decision and awarded a penalty against "Dynamo," rescinding the red card.

Then came Yarmolenko's star moment, as he scored two goals to equalize the match. "Galatasaray" could not secure the win, and "Dynamo" did not lose in the Europa League for the first time this season.

"Galatasaray" – "Dynamo" Kyiv 3:3
Goals: Sánchez, 6; Bardakçı, 22; Osimhen, 53 (pen.) – Vanat, 44; Yarmolenko, 66, 81.

"Galatasaray": Muslera – Ayhan (Batshuayi, 86), Sánchez, Bardakçı, Jacobs – Kutlu (Demirbay, 73), Torreira – Akgyun, Mertens (Demir, 90+1), Yılmaz (Yelert, 86) – Osimhen.

"Dynamo" Kyiv: Neshcheret – Tymchyk, Bilovar, Mykhavko, Vivcharenko – Mykhailenko, Shaparenko (Pikhalyonok, 46) – Voloshyn (Yarmolenko, 46), Buyalsky (Salenko, 87), Kabayev (Herrero, 74) – Vanat.

Warnings: Yılmaz, Jacobs, Sánchez, Osimhen – Shaparenko, Tymchyk, Pikhalyonok, Mykhailenko, Vivcharenko.

Background. It is worth noting that the advantage of "Galatasaray" over "Dynamo", according to bookmakers, was quite impressive, as experts did not believe that the Kyiv team could manage to earn any points.