MOSCOW, 5 Aug. Ukrainian Youth and Sports Minister Volodymyr Gutzeit said that Dynamo Kyiv players were psychologically pressured during the match with Turkish Fenerbahce in the Champions League qualification. Previously, Dynamo beat Fenerbahce in the return match of the second round of qualification Champions League. The meeting in Istanbul ended in extra time with a score of 2:1 in favor of the guests, which allowed the people of Kiev to advance to the next stage. After the goal, midfielder Vitaly Buyalsky made a provocative gesture towards the Fenerbahce fans. In response, the stands began to chant: «Vladimir Putin».
"The Olympic Charter states that sport is out of politics. But now, given what's going on, sport is 100% in politics. The victories of our athletes are very important for us. We root for every person who glorifies Ukraine and raises our flag. In the match "Dynamo" with "Fenerbahce" there was psychological pressure on our players to make mistakes. I want to thank the players and the coaching staff — they worked 100% and did everything to "Dynamo" won", — the press service of the Ministry of Sports of Ukraine quoted Gutzeit as saying.
The Union of European Football Associations launched a disciplinary investigation due to the behavior of the fans of the Turkish club. Later, the president of Fenerbahce, Ali Koch, said that the club would not apologize to Ukraine because of this incident. A number of users of the Turkish edition of En Son Haber supported the fans of the Istanbul team.