Dynamo facing goalkeeper crisis
Thursday, September 28, 2006
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FC Dynamo Kyiv face a goalkeeping crisis with Olexandr Rybka out for weeks with concussion and first-choice Olexandr Shovkovskiy set for suspension.
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FC Dynamo Kyiv face a goalkeeping crisis after Olexandr Rybka was ruled out for two to three weeks with concussion, making him a major doubt for the Group E visit of Olympique Lyonnais on 17 October when No1 Olexandr Shovkovskiy will be suspended.
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The 19-year-old Rybka was injured in a collision with Real Madrid CF defender Sergio Ramos during Tuesday's 5-1 UEFA Champions League defeat in Spain. He had been introduced following the 68th-minute dismissal of Shovkovskiy, and played until the final whistle despite suffering from concussion. With the Under-21 international due to spend a week in hospital, and given a comeback target of two to three weeks, the door could be opened for third-choice custodian Taras Lutsenko to play against Lyon on Matchday 3 as Shovkovskiy will be serving a ban. Dynamo have conceded nine goals in two UEFA Champions League group-stage outings.
