Before facing the Minsk squad, the club from Vienna was considered the favourite, despite the match being hosted by Borisov-Arena. Of course, football is unpredictable and Dinamo fans were hopeful of defying the odds. Alas, this didn’t happen.
Captain Steffen Hofmann managed a shot straight into the corner of the Dinamo net soon after halftime, and Rapid secured a 1:0 victory. The Austrians haven’t experienced a single defeat during the Europa League group stage, while Dinamo can count eight defeats in a row (taking into account matches within the Belarus Championship); the picture is looking gloomy.
No one may be surprised if Dinamo will soon see a retirement of its coach.
By Igor Grishin