Disappointing Attendance for Dynamo Kyiv vs. Salzburg: Insights from the Match and Reactions from Players

The Austrians were surprised that the prime time for “Dynamo“The game with an interesting opponent did not manage to gather a full stadium, despite the fact that many Ukrainians live in Poland.

Leitner: On paper, Dynamo looked like a dangerous opponent. I was worried about the club, I thought the chances were 50/50, but the Ukrainians didn’t play at their best. There was a lot of emotion and struggle from them, but not much was helpful.

Fischwenger: Journalists wrote correctly before the game. Ukrainian teams play on emotions, they are always finished and ready to play as if this is the last time. But this is also their weak point. Where other teams would play calmly, the Ukrainians cannot suppress their emotions. This worked in our favor as they had plenty of chances to score and score more than one.

Road: I read somewhere that there are now a million refugees from Ukraine in Poland, but they cannot fill a stadium for 15 thousand. This is strange to me. It is possible that football in this country is not the only sport, and that is why interest in it is so weak.

Superintendent: Actually, it was a very difficult game for Salzburg. We could have scored 5-6 goals if we had converted our chances. But the Ukrainians could also score 3-4 against us. So, it is too early to relax, nothing has been decided yet.

Cremer: A club without a home in the Champions League is too much. No one is interested in “Dynamo” even in Poland, but so many Ukrainians live there! Where are all the refugees? There are many of these in Austria as well. I always see Ukrainians in the city, and when they organized rallies, there were more Austrians than Ukrainians. And I don’t think it’s difficult to say that, because there is an example of Shakhtar, who had a full stadium in the Champions League in Germany. Probably, different Ukrainians went to different countries.

Farago: This Shaparenko clearly played for a red card today. He behaved defiantly, always frustrated, without even trying to play the ball. It was clear that the referee took pity on the Ukrainian, although he could have judged more harshly.

Schiendorfer: A great victory. Totally deserved. Game result. The Ukrainians could have scored, but we could have scored many more goals. But there are many problems in defense. In the main round Champions League competitors will no longer forgive these mistakes.

Ellinger: I didn’t expect that”Salzburg“Win with a score of 2:0. I hoped we wouldn’t get lost. I thought it was a potentially good result for an away game. We can say that Salzburg surprised me. We have to play with just as much confidence in Austria.

Salachner: Salzburg played very defensively, but Blaswich came to the rescue at the right time. We were lucky that the Dynamo players were not as technical as the Dutch in the last round. We also need to improve in attack, especially when it comes to execution. We created 5-6 chances, but only scored two goals, one of them from the penalty spot.

Distiller: “Salzburg” played much stronger, so today it was possible to close all the questions. Because of inconsistency, it is worth praising your opponent. They had a lot of chances, but our defenders saved the team at the last minute.

Worm: It was an amazing game. The Ukrainians created more chances in one game than Twente did in two. But the Dutch scored 4 goals for us, but the Ukrainians did not score today. A win is always nice, but the defensive problems are such that a loss in the Champions League against Manchester City or Real Madrid.

Matula: Shaparenko is Dynamo’s best player, but he is too emotional. I think the game plan is to put it off, including through small incentives. It seems to me that Dedich managed to do this. The Ukrainians began to think more about how to take revenge on our player, and then he was even close to being suspended.

Kurt: Dynamo has a lot of good players, they proved it today. I don’t think we need to talk about reaching the main round. If they create the same number of chances in the return game and the conversion, everything could turn badly for us.

Steiner: Today there were not many of our fans in Poland, but each one of them got the attention of the players, getting an autograph or a picture as a souvenir. I would also like to say that there were 5-6 thousand Ukrainians in the stadium with 15,000 seats, which was a surprise. Furthermore, they were just sitting in the stands and not supporting the team. Although there were not only women and children, but also many men.

Gappmeier: This match reminded me a little of the match with Twente in the last round of qualification. There were too many mistakes in defence, allowing the opposition to create chances. Fortunately, the Ukrainians do not have players of the same level as Twente. Otherwise, everything would have ended badly for us in Poland.

Alois: When they say Ukrainians don’t have money for football, it makes me laugh. We have already read so many news stories about how Ukrainian millionaires vacation at the most expensive resorts, buy castles and yachts. Even in Austria there are many millionaires from Ukraine. They just spend money not on football, but on themselves.

Turner: This season Salzburg looks like the team we love so much. Dynamo exposed all our weak points, but miraculously we didn’t score a single goal. Pep brought back the joy of watching games for everyone, but something needs to be done with the defense. Even if Dynamo created so many chances, what will happen in the matches with Bayern or Real Madrid?

Herbst: A fun game. Usually, in such a fair but wild match, the seasoned and experienced team wins. I was sure that Dynamo would win. But the young Salzburg team was simply faster in attack and defense in crucial situations. If our talented coach gives some stability, something positive could come out of this, but don’t think that Dynamo has already given up, they will fight in Austria.

Liner: Salzburg scored a beautiful and very important goal at the exact moment when Dynamo was playing better. We were lucky that the Ukrainians did not take advantage of their many chances to score. And then there was an accidental penalty, as our player was already running out of the penalty area. I don’t want to say that Salzburg didn’t deserve to win. But don’t over praise the team.

Rudolph: Being homeless is hard. It is clear that the Poles support them and there are a lot of refugees, but it is still difficult to be able to play at home. First of all, this is a difficult psychological time. Ukrainians have a kind of sports attack, but you can’t always win on emotions. Dynamo clarifies that they play mostly Ukrainians in the first team, but in reality they do not have money to bring in foreign players and succeed at the international level.

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