Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 Dynamo Kyiv, UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Israeli Side Beat 10-Man Opponents

Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv earned a big advantage in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League 2025-26 playoff tie against Dynamo Kyiv, earning a 3-1 win at TSC Arena, Backa Topola. Maccabi captain Dor Peretz netted a brace, scoring in the 12th and 69th minutes, while Sagiv Yehezkel added another in the 58th to seal the win. Nazar Voloshyn briefly equalised for Dynamo in the 32nd minute, but any hopes of a comeback for the Ukrainian giants were dashed when Kostiantyn Vivcharenko was sent off early in the second half.

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Updated on: 22 August 2025 12:45 pm

UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg match Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv_Dor Peretz

UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz, rear center facing, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's third goal during the Europa League play-off first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz, left, scores his side's third goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Sagiv Jehezkel, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Dynamo Kyiv's Nazar Voloshyn celebrates with teammates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz, right, duels for the ball with Dynamo Kyiv's Kristian Bilovar during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg match Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv_Kostiantyn Vivcharenko

UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Dynamo Kyiv's Kostiantyn Vivcharenko, center, tries to block a shot from Maccabi Tel Aviv's Kristijan Belic, right, during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg match Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv_Kristian Bilovar

UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Dynamo Kyiv's Kristian Bilovar, left, duels for the ball with Maccabi Tel Aviv's Sagiv Jehezkel during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Dynamo Kyiv's Andriy Yarmolenko, left, duels for the ball with Maccabi Tel Aviv's Roy Revivo during the Europa League play-off first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.

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UEFA Europa League Playoff 1st Leg: Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Dynamo Kyiv | Photo: AP/Darko Vojinovic

Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz, second right, scores the opening goal during the Europa League playoff first leg soccer match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dynamo Kyiv, at the TSC Arena in Backa Topola, Serbia.