Matchday 12: Second Group-Match Phase, Group C Wednesday 22 March 2000

Dynamo Kyiv

FC Bayern M?nchen

Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Kiev REPORT

Despite gaining revenge for last year's semi-final loss against FC Bayern M?nchen in the UEFA Champions's League with a 2-0 home win against the Germans, Dynamo Kyiv crashed out of this year's competition. The win proved insufficient as Real Madrid CF squeezed past Rosenborg BK with a 1-0 away win at the same time to secure their spot in the next stage.

A Bayern B team
Bayern, already assured of winning the group with 13 points, had arrived in the Ukrainian capital without top players like Oliver Kahn, Markus Babbel, Stefan Effenberg, Jens Jeremies, Bixente Lizarazu, Giovane Elber and Mehmet Scholl and this handicap quickly seemed to tell as the German midfield conceded possession far too easily to allow the home side to dominate central midfield.
Serhii Rebrov and George Demetradze squandered early chances to give Dynamo a deserved lead as the Bayern defence looked shaky in the opening stages and the visitors just couldn't settle into their usual stride as the Ukrainian outsiders stepped up a gear to leave the visitors grasping for air. Alexander Zickler, who had been chosen to skipper the Bayern side due to his impressive performances of late, seemed to represent Bayern's only threat up front and he nearly got on the scoreboard after 18 minutes when he suddenly fired in a shot from 18 metres out only to see his brave effort sneak wide off the target.
Dynamo were looking desperate as the frequency of their attacks increased and they finally got off the mark in the 34th minute. Olexander Holovko rose above defender Thorsten Fink to flick on a corner for the on-rushing Kakha Kaladze, who was left with an easy job chesting the ball past substitute keeper Andreas Wessels.

Demetradze delivers
Bayern started with more positive intent after the break and Paraguayan import Santa Cruz signalled their offensive intent straight after the interval when he conjured up an acrobatic overhead volley after Thomas Linke had sliced Michael Tarnat's free-kick, but Olexander Shovkovsky showed his agility with an amazing stop.
Then, in the 56th minute Bayern should have drawn level when Michael Wiesinger shook of the challenge of Holovko to slice open the Ukraiinan defence with a superb pass for the unmarked Antonio Di Salvo, but when it seemed easier to score, the youngster sliced his effort high over the bar. However, as the Germans failed to find the target, they seemed content to play in second gear knowing that their quarter-final place had already been secured. This allowed the hosts to regain their attacking composure and they deservedly doubled their lead in the 72nd minute when the German defence was caught napping, as Aleksandr Khatskevitch headed the ball back from a Holovko free-kick to the unmarked Demetradze who finished the job with a fantastic bicycle kick.

Grp C: Kiev Post-Match Reaction

Matchday 12: Second Group-Match Phase, Group C Wednesday 22 March 2000

Dynamo Kyiv 2
Kaladze 34, Demetradze 72
FC Bayern M?nchen 0

Olimpiyskyi Stadium, Kiev REACTION

Olexsei MIHAELITCHENKO, Assistant Coach, Dynamo Kyiv:
"First of all let me on behalf of Dynamo congratulate FC Bayern Munchen on their qualification to the quarter-final. In the UEFA Champions League matches every mistake is punished. We lost too many points in autumn and this prevented us from reaching the next round. But we earned 10 points during   spring and that was great. I am satisfied with the Kyiv"s performence in this season. Though head coach Lobanovskiy is not feeling well at the moment, we hope he will get better and help Dynamo reach new hights next season

Franz BECKENBAUER, President, FC Bayern M?nchen:
"I think our team played very well and we were a lot closer to 1-1, than Dynamo was to 2-0. We should have had a penalty in one situation, but anyway I repeat I am happy with the performance of our team."

Ottmar HITZFELD, Head Coach, FC Bayern M?nchen:
"My players did whatever they had to, it was an excellent game from our side. We took the initiative in the 2nd half and normally should have scored and equalized. Especially Antonio Di Salvo had an excellent chance to score, but he missed it. Let me congratulate Dynamo with a great victory, they really deserved it. Kyiv played especially good in the first half. We managed to create some good chances in the second and dominated quite a long time, but the second goal was the decisive one. It"s a pity Kyiv failed to quailify to the next round. I also would like to wish to Lobanovskiy good health, I appreciate him very much as a professional and as a coach."

Kakha KALADZE, Dynamo Kyiv:
"I feel very sorry we did not qualify, but we came out today only to win and we did it. During the match we did not want to know the result of the other game. Of course we hoped, that Rosenborg would at least draw. Maybe a little concolidation for us would be the forst goal by Demetradze. He lacks a little experience, but George is a very talented and he will surely reach great success."

Thorsten FINK, FC Bayern M?nchen:
"As I see the game - the draw would have been the correct result, especially considering our second half performance. Then we really took the game into our hands and were close to score few times. We lost because of two set pieces, executed well by home team. Congratulations to Dynamo, they played well."

Alexander ZICKLER, FC Bayern M?nchen:
"I feel so sad - I was so proud before the match to lead my team out on the field as a captain and it ended so sadly. Now I have received a hamstring injury on the back of my right thigh and it will obviously keep me out for few weeks. Sadly, it willprobably prevent me to play for Germany in a next week's international."