Dynamo heading for cup final

FC Dynamo Kyiv virtually secured their place in the Ukrainian Cup final with a 4-0 victory against FC Volyn Lutsk in their semi-final first-leg match.

Rapid goals
Three goals in eight minutes, from Goran Gavrancic, Diogo Rincón and Jerko Leko, helped Dynamo secure a comfortable advantage for the second leg. The home side opened the scoring after 23 minutes, when Valentin Belkevich’s free-kick was headed into the net by Gavrancic.

Composed finish
Belkevich was involved again in Dynamo’s second minutes later, as his perceptive through-ball sent Rincón clear, and the Brazilian striker comfortably beat Azerbaijan international goalkeeper Jahangir Hasanzade, who was making his debut for Volyn.

Well-struck fourth
It was 3-0 after 32 minutes, as Leko rounded off a rapid counterattack, before Gavrancic completed the victory with a powerful shot from 35 metres.
 
Dnipro held
In the other semi-final, FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk were held to a 0-0 draw at home by FC Shakhtar Donetsk. The away side had marginally the better chances, but were unable to convert them, which left the tie finely balanced for the second leg in Donetsk on 16 April.