Dynamo Kiev 1-2 Inter: Late Goals See Nerazzurri Earn Priceless Victory

Inter jumped to the top spot in Champions League Group F with a courageous 2-1 win away to Dynamo Kiev.

Nov 4, 2009 9:39:06 PM

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Dynamo Kiev hosted Italian champions Inter on the fourth matchday of Champions League Group F, which is emerging as a true group of death. The Nerazzurri needed a victory at all costs to keep their hopes of qualifying alive, after obtaining just three draws in their first three games.
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The Beneamata started the match well, and in the second minute they already had their first chance as Diego Milito found Wesley Sneijder inside the area and the Dutchman fired a shot toward the far post that went just wide.

After a good start by the visitors the match became more balanced, and there were no more chances for a while. However, in the 21st minute Dynamo scored almost out of nothing, as Inter bogeyman Andriy Shevchenko fired a shot from the edge of the area that was deflected past Julio Cesar by Esteban Cambiasso.

For a while Inter clearly suffered from this setback, but around the half hour mark they started winning a series of corners. In the 34th minute, Walter Samuel protested for an alleged tug on his shirt that prevented him from heading the ball. On the counterattack, Dynamo wasted a good chance with three men against two, as Shevchenko’s pass for Milos Ninkovic caught the midfielder offside.

A minute later, there was a very good chance for the visitors as Samuel Eto’o and Diego Milito played a one-two that was finalised by the Argentinean striker with a poor shot which was easily grabbed by goalkeeper Stanislav Bogush.

Dynamo continued to hit back blow for blow, and in the 40th minute Shevchenko threatened again with a shot from the edge of the area after a good move, but it went well wide.

The first half ended with the Ukrainian side 1-0 up after an evenly matched 45 minutes.

Jose Mourinho opted to make two changes during the break, bringing in Thiago Motta for Esteban Cambiasso and Mario Balotelli for Christian Chivu, as the Nerazzurri switched to a 4-2-3-1 system with Dejan Stankovic, Balotelli, and Eto'o behind Milito up front.

Inter started the second half with much more determination and made themselves dangerous repeatedly in the first ten minutes. A huge chance came in the 51st minute, when Samuel headed the ball just wide of the post on a free kick by Sneijder.

Initially Dynamo seemed to struggle against the visitors' new system, but after a while they had things under control again, and in the 61st minute Ninkovic fired a shot from the edge of the area that went just wide of the post.

The Nerazzurri responded and three minutes later Eto'o wasted a huge chance, heading the ball off the woodwork from close range at the far post. Luck continued to go against the visitors as just a few minutes later Samuel also headed the ball off the post on a free kick by Sneijder.

It was all Inter midway through the second half, and in the 70th minute another golden opportunity was spurned when Balotelli controlled a long pass by Eto'o and fired the ball wide with only Bogush to beat.

Two minutes later, Balotelli played in a perfect cross for Eto'o, who tried a diving header which went wide of the target, as Inter continued to attack.

The African striker missed a massive chance in the 78th minute, when he dribbled past two defenders in the area but incredibly fired the ball over the bar.

Inter found a deserved equaliser seven minutes later, as Sneijder found Milito in the area and the striker beat Bogush with a shot that took a deflection off a defender.

With a minute to go before full time, they even found a winner through the Dutch playmaker, who poked the ball into the net after Bogush kept out shots by substitute Sulley Muntari and and Milito.

Nothing more happened in injury time, as Inter earned a priceless victory that takes them from the bottom spot to the top of the group standings with six points, while Rubin Kazan and Barcelona have five, and Dynamo Kiev have four.

Danilo Pochini, Goal.com
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