Kyiv Dynamo defeats Munich 2-0, but fails to advance to quarterfinals (04/02/00)

Kyiv Dynamo defeats Munich 2-0, but fails to advance to quarterfinals

Dynamo Kyiv's Georgi Demetradze (foreground) celebrates his goal against FC Bayern Munich during the Group C Champions League soccer match at the Olympic stadium in Kyiv on March 22. Kyiv won the match 2-0 but failed to reach the Champions League quarterfinals. Reuters reported that Dynamo failed to progress from group C after Real Madrid defeated Rosenborg Trondheim to reach the last eight on the strength of a better head-to-head record against Kyiv. In the match against Munich, Dynamo's Georgians Kakha Kaladze and Demetradze scored the goals in what proved to be a meaningless victory. Kaladze put Dynamo ahead in the 34th minute by chesting the ball home from a corner. Demetradze sealed the win for the Ukrainians by beating Bayern reserve keeper Stefan Wessels with a cleverly taken overhead kick in the 72nd minute. "We did what we could against Bayern, but unfortunately it wasn't enough," Dynamo Assistant Coach Oleksii Mykhailychenko told Reuters. "We have been playing real well lately, taking 10 points from four matches after the winter break, but those points we lost last autumn will haunt us now." The Real victory appeared to be devastating for long-serving Dynamo coach Valerii Lobanovskyi, 61, who, according to Mr. Mykhailychenko, fell ill after the game.

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