The historic bond between HSV and Dynamo Kyiv
https://www.hsv.de/en/the-historic-bond-between-hsv-and-dynamo-kyiv In 1983, HSV faced the club from the current Ukrainian capital on the way to the biggest triumph in the club’s history . A hat-trick hero and one singular defeat formed the story of the road to Athens . Dynamo Kyiv will take on Italian side Lazio at the Volksparkstadion in their opening match of the new Europa League season next Wednesday (25th September, kick-off 21:00 CEST). The prestigious Ukrainian club, who will play their European ‘home games’ in Hamburg due to the war in their own country, are returning to the HSV stadium for the first time in over 40 years. The last time the Volkspark hosted Dynamo Kyiv was in 1983 , on 16th March to be precise, in a European Cup quarter-final second leg. In front of 35,000 fans, the visitors emerged victorious thanks to goals from Bessonov (52’) and Yevtushenko (82’) with a temporary equaliser arriving through Jimmy Hartwig (62’, pictured above). The game went down in history...