Kyiv wins benefit game in favor of Ukraine in Dortmund

The sporting and football stood in the background in front of around 35,000 spectators in the Signal Iduna Park. The money earned, in the end it was 400,000 euros, is to flow into various projects in favor of Ukraine.

• goal -rich start - Aussi comes after half an hour
• Rothe meets again - also a success away from the square

Marco Rose relied on a mixture of regular personnel and youngsters three days after the defeat in the top game against FC Bayern, so sizes such as Reus and Haaland, but also bynoe-Gitten, Semic, Pherai or Taz, which have so far increased in 3. League or the U 19 were used. Among other things, 20-year-old Alan Aussi, who fled to the Ruhr area from Ukraine two months ago, was sitting on the bench and has since been training with the second representative of the BVB.

At Dynamo Kyiv, which is trained by Romanen Mircea Lucescu, eight current Ukrainian internationals were in the starting line -up at the beginning.

For the incumbent Ukrainian champion, the game at BVB was also a sporty hardest test for all charitable backgrounds, since the players have naturally lacked game practice for the important encounters with the Ukrainian national team since the beginning of the war.

goal -rich start - Aussi comes after half an hour

As a result, the will of the guests who were frenetically celebrated by the numerous Ukrainian fans in the stadium was noticeably greater to prove themselves in terms of sport.

Nevertheless, the BVB took the lead early through Youngster Bynoe-Gitten (4th), but through a dream goal of Buyalksyi (9th) and a positional error that made Vanat possible (11th), Kyiv quickly turned the game.

Even after that, Dynamo was the better team and after Shapalenko missed the 1: 3 from the point (17th), Vanat did better again before the break and scored for the second time that evening (35th). Moukoko and Aussi for Haaland and Akanji had already come into the game after half an hour.

Alan Aussi fled from Ukraine to Dortmund two months ago and played against Dynamo Kyiv. Imago/Kirchner-Media

Both coaches changed cheerfully at the break, and BVB got even more players from the second row, including Keeper Unlock and Rothe or Fink. The latter took out a penalty shortly after the restart, but Reinier failed due to Bushchan (54th).

Rothe meets again - also a success away from the square

Overall, the second row of Dortmund looked a bit more active and dominated the second section without shiny in a playful manner. Nevertheless, the connection goal was deserved after a corner (65th), Moukoko (66.) and again Rothe (69.) even equalized on the foot (Moukoko) and head (Rothe).

There were plenty of chances in the final phase on both sides, but ultimately it remained with the victory of the Ukrainians. Far from the sporting, the event will be seen as a success from both sides, Hans-Joachim Watzke's request of 400,000 euros was achieved.

The benefit trip continues for Kyiv, in the last few days and weeks the Ukrainians were already in Warsaw, Istanbul and Cluj, in two days the game at Dinamo Zagreb (6 p.m.). BVB will deal with VfL Bochum on Saturday (3:30 p.m.) in the league.