PAOK beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-2 after a five-goal first leg in Lublin

PAOK defeated Dynamo Kyiv 3-2 in Lublin during Europa League qualifying. Three different PAOK players scored before Dynamo’s late response.

Volodymyr Brazhko opened the scoring after three minutes. Justin Lonwijk reduced the final deficit during the second half.

Brazhko scores from the first Dynamo attack

Dynamo began the match with an immediate attack down their left side. Vladyslav Dubinchak combined with Eduardo Guerrero near the touchline.

Guerrero then sent a low pass toward the edge of the penalty area. Brazhko controlled the ball before striking it powerfully.

The shot beat Jiri Pavlenka after only three minutes. Dynamo therefore gained an early lead at Lublin Arena.

The move involved three players and very few touches. It gave the home side an ideal start.

PAOK did not allow the goal to change their approach. Their response arrived before Dynamo could protect the early advantage.

The first thirteen minutes contained two goals. Both teams attacked directly.

Konstantelias and Zafeiris turn the score around

PAOK equalised through Giannis Konstantelias in the thirteenth minute. Andrija Živković played the forward pass.

Konstantelias moved beyond the final defender and faced Ruslan Neshcheret. His shot beat the Dynamo goalkeeper.

The visitors then lost winger Ali to an early injury. Taison entered the match as his replacement after fourteen minutes.

PAOK continued to reach dangerous central positions after the substitution. Christos Zafeiris completed the turnaround before half-time.

A prolonged attack ended with a loose ball inside Dynamo’s area. Zafeiris reached it first and finished from close range.

His thirty-eighth minute goal sent PAOK into the interval ahead. Dynamo had led for only ten minutes earlier.

Santamaría extends the lead after half-time

PAOK scored again six minutes after the restart. Konstantelias helped move the attack from the left into a central area.

Santiago Santamaría received the pass with space outside the box. He struck from roughly twenty-three metres.

The low shot travelled into the bottom corner beyond Neshcheret. PAOK now held a two-goal advantage away from home.

The third goal changed Dynamo’s task for the remaining time. They needed a response before the final whistle.

Ihor Kostiuk used several substitutions during the second half. Andriy Yarmolenko, Justin Lonwijk and Vitaliy Buyalskyi all entered.

The changes gave Dynamo fresh options across their attacking line. Clear chances began to appear during the final quarter.

Lonwijk gives Dynamo a smaller deficit

Dynamo scored their second goal in the seventy-seventh minute. Tomasz Kędziora played the ball inside from the right.

Buyalskyi set the pass back toward Lonwijk near the area. The midfielder struck the ball first time.

His shot travelled into the far bottom corner. The goal changed the score from 1-3 to 2-3.

Matvii Ponomarenko then received two strong chances to equalise. Pavlenka stopped the first one-on-one attempt.

Ponomarenko lifted his next shot over the goalkeeper. The ball struck the post and stayed out.

PAOK midfielder Mady Camara also hit the woodwork near full time. The match ended without a sixth goal.

The return leg moves to Thessaloniki

The 3-2 result gives PAOK a one-goal aggregate lead. It does not settle the second qualifying round.

The return match will take place one week later in Thessaloniki. Dynamo require at least one goal there to level the aggregate score.

Five separate players scored during the first leg. No player recorded more than one goal.

Dynamo started quickly and finished with sustained pressure. PAOK controlled the decisive middle section of the match.

The lead changed twice. Dynamo moved ahead before PAOK scored three consecutive goals.

Lonwijk’s late goal kept the difference narrow. The return match in Greece decides which club advances.

The first leg changed direction twice

Brazhko’s early strike rewarded Dynamo’s first direct move through the left channel.

PAOK answered by finding space behind Dynamo’s final defensive line.

Konstantelias timed his run before Živković released the forward pass.

Zafeiris then punished a loose ball after Dynamo failed to clear the area.

Santamaría’s goal came from distance and forced Dynamo to increase their attacking risk.

The home substitutions brought Yarmolenko and Buyalskyi into a more advanced structure.

Lonwijk used that support when he met the return pass near the box.

Ponomarenko’s shot against the post was Dynamo’s closest chance to make it level.

Camara also struck the post for PAOK during the final minutes.

PAOK take a one-goal lead into the return match.

Dynamo create late chances in Lublin

Pavlenka stopped Ponomarenko when the forward broke into a clear shooting position.

The goalkeeper then watched the next lifted effort strike the post.

Those chances came after Dynamo increased the number of players around PAOK’s area.

Lonwijk’s goal encouraged Dynamo to send more players forward.

PAOK survived that pressure and carried a narrow victory away from Lublin.

Dynamo now need another strong start when the teams meet in Thessaloniki.

Five scorers share the first-leg goals

Brazhko and Lonwijk scored Dynamo’s two goals in different halves.

Konstantelias, Zafeiris and Santamaría scored PAOK’s three goals.

The spread of scorers reflected an open game with chances at both ends.