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Shola Ogundana’s Dynamo Kyiv Suffer 2-0 Defeat To Crystal Palace In The Conference League Opener

Palace make their full debut in a European competition on Thursday night, but the match was take place at the Motor Lublin Arena in Lublin, Poland with a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv.

Shola Ogundana was introduced in the 67th minute to replace Andriy Yarmolenko after trailing behind by 2-0 at home to the unbeaten Premier League side.

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Crystal Palace cruise to a 2-0 win. Goals from the Colombia forward Daniel Munoz and Eddy Nketiah- both set up by Yeremy Pino in the 31st and 58th minute push the win through for the England FA Cup champion. The Palace managed the game well despite a red card for Borna Sosa late on.

Following an extraordinary Uefa executive committee in February 2022, all matches involving Ukraininan teams were required to be played at neutral venues until further notice.

Since the conflict started in February 2022, Ukrainian clubs have played their home matches in Europe in Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Germany, Romania, Czech Republic and Slovenia.

Dynamo Kyiv’s three Conference League home fixtures this season are all taking place in Lublin.