Igor Kostyuk Absent as Dynamo Beat Zorya 2–0

Igor Kostyuk Absent as Dynamo Beat Zorya 2–0 AI

Dynamo Kyiv played a friendly against Zorya on 28 September without head coach Igor Kostyuk, who missed the match due to illness. Assistants Oleg Venglinsky and Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi took charge for the 2–0 win; set-piece coach Maciej Kendziorak was also briefly absent. A quick status update for Kyiv fans: Dynamo secured a 2–0 friendly victory despite temporary absences in the coaching staff ahead of upcoming UPL fixtures.

Dynamo Kyiv faced Zorya Luhansk in a friendly on 28 September that finished 2–0 in favour of the Kyiv side. The club’s head coach, Igor Kostyuk, was unable to be on the bench after falling ill, so assistant coaches Oleg Venglinsky and Anatoliy Bezsmertnyi temporarily fulfilled the manager’s duties during the match.

Polish coach Maciej Kendziorak, who works with Dynamo on set pieces, was also absent — he travelled to Poland for a few days but is expected to return to Ukraine soon. The report notes Dynamo currently sit on 13 points in the Ukrainian Premier League table, occupying fourth place and trailing leaders Polissia and Shakhtar by five points.

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