UEFA Youth League Dynamo Kyiv 9-10 Atalanta after penalties
The Nerazzurri progress to the Round of 16
Atalanta Primavera's European journey continues as the Nerazzurri booked a place in the last 16 of the 2024/25 UEFA Youth League after drawing 3-3 with Dynamo Kyiv after the regular 90 minutes and then beating the Ukrainian side on penalties in the last 32 of the competition.
After an even start to the match, it was Atalanta who broke the deadlock on 12 minutes when Bonanomi's shot from the edge of the box was saved by the Dynamo Kyiv goalkeeper, but Bonsignori Goggi was there at the right time to tap home the rebound. After the home side had responded by turning the game around in the space of five minutes, first through Camara's unfortunate deflection and then through Ponomarkenko's header, Kremchanin made it 3-1 for the Ukrainian side in the dying minutes of the first half.
In the second half, Fiogbe pulled one back for the Nerazzurri in the 63rd minute and then equalised in the 70th minute when our no. 46 capitalised on a mistake by Surkis to make it 3-2 and then made it 3-3 with a left-footed shot that hit the post before going in. With Damiano threatening a winner in the dying minutes with a shot from the edge of the area and Zanchi keeping the scores level at 3-3 with a fine save at the buzzer, a penalty shoot-out was needed to decide who would advance to the UEFA Youth League last 16, with Idele's spot-kick and the Ukrainian side's miss proving enough to send Atalanta through.
DYNAMO KYIV 9-10 ATALANTA after penalties
Scorers: Bonsignori Goggi 12 (A), Camara 23 og (DK), Ponomarenko 28 (DK), Kremchanin 45 (DK), Fiogbe 63, 70 (A).
Penalty shoot-out: Simonetto (A) goal, Kremchanin (DK) saved, Camara (A) goal, Zakharchenko (DK) goal, Tavanti (A) goal, Ponomarenko (DK) goal, Damiano (A) saved, Peikrishvili (DK) crossbar, Fiogbe (A) crossbar, Bilyi (DK) goal, Steffanoni (A) goal, Andreyko (DK) goal, Arrigoni (A) goal, Liusin (DK) goal, Gobbo (A) goal, Hubenko (DK) goal, Idele (A) goal, Tretiak (DK) crossbar.
Dynamo Kyiv: Surkis, Zakharchenko, Syzoniuk (Bilyi 92), Peikrishvili, Kremchanin, Ponomarenko, Korobov (Tretiak 80), Salenko, Redushko (Andreyko 75), Osypenko (Liusin 80), Hubenko. Unused bench: Somka, Lobko 92, Dekhtiar. Coach: Igor Kostiuk.
Atalanta: Zanchi, Gobbo, Ghezzi (Simonetto 46), Bonanomi (Arrigoni 84), Gariani (Fiogbe 55), Tavanti, Baldo (Damiano 46), Steffanoni, Bonsignori Goggi (Isoa 65), Camara, Idele. Unused bench: Bugli, Leto, Bilać, Bono. Coach: Giovanni Bosi.
Referee: Mikkel Redder (DEN)
Assistant referees: Deniz Yurdakul (DEN) and René Risum (DEN)
Fourth official: Burak Memiş Güvenç (TUR).
Notes: Korobov (DK), Idele (A), Tretiak (DK), Ponomarenko (DK) and Salenko (DK) booked.