Dynamo Kiev lost to Turkish Besiktas in the first match of the playoff round of the Conference League qualification. Spectacular duel at the Giulesti Stadium in Romanian Bucharest ended with a score of 2:3. Istanbul took the lead at the end of the first half. In the 40th minute, Vincent Abubakar converted a penalty after Denis Popov handballed in his own box. At the start of the second half, the " But after a prompt from the video assistant (VAR), the referee canceled this goal due to offside. However, Mircea Lucescu's team continued to boldly attack and equalized the score in the 60th minute - Nikolay Shaparenko delivered a chic shot into the far " Parity in the account did not last long. In the 64th minute, Omar Kolli headed the ball into the goal of Georgiy Bushchan after a cross from Amir Hadzhiakhmetovich from a corner. However, very soon, Dynamo managed to level the score for the second time in a match.. At the 66th minute, Nazar Voloshin from the goalkeeper's line closed the soft serve of Buyalsky with his head. Until the final whistle, both teams tried to go forward in the hope of snatching victory.. At the 90+5th minute, the Turks took advantage of their chance - the midfielder of the Kazakhstan national team Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov, whom Besiktas had bought from CSKA Moscow the day before, completed the Black Eagles' counterattack with a shot into the far corner. Match review.

The second leg of the team will play on Thursday, August 31, in Istanbul. The winner of the two-legged confrontation will advance to the group stage of the Conference League. The losing team will say goodbye to European competition.