Match Previews

Dinamo Minsk need to score at Odense as the first leg finished 1-1.... Anton Putilo (r)(mid) suspended.... Mid table in the Belarusian League.... Edu (k)(att) completely fit after injury.... Dinamo Minsk looked to be getting a very good result at home in the first leg but an injury time equalizer by Odense means that Dinamo Minsk have to score in Odense as the Danes currently are through on the away goal rule. The match in Belarus was rather dull and the sides looked evenly matched with a slight advantage towards the visitors. The physical strong Belarusians are not in the best of forms. They are currently 8th in the 14 side Belarusian 1st Division and have only picked up 22 points in 17 games. Their last match was a 4-4 draw at 3rd placed Gomel FC and Dinamo Minsk have only won twice in their last 8 league games. Forward Edu (k) started on the bench in the first leg as he had just returned from injury, but he is now fully fit and will lead the line alongside Robert Rak (r). Midfielder Anton Putilo (sp) picked up a yellow card in the first leg and is suspended for this match. He would have started the match but instead it looks like Serguei Temrioukov (sp) will play. Ageing player coach Khatskevich (k) plays at central midfield and especially in the 2nd half against Odense he controlled the flow of the game. Even though he is extremely slow he is still able to dominate the midfield and spray passes all over the pitch. He faces a tough battle against Odense's very good midfielder though and this battle will decide whether Dinamo Minsk have a chance of progressing to the 3rd Qualification round. Dinamo Minsk will most likely sit back and play counter attacking tactics with Khatskevich trying to find the pacy wingers behind the home side's defensive back-four.