Dinamo deal Bhoys’ Euro dreams a major blow

TONY MOWBRAY was handed a harsh dose of reality in his first competitive game as Celtic boss as his side crashed 1-0 to Dinamo Moscow in the first leg of their Champions League third qualifying round clash at Parkhead.

Alexander Kokorin’s seventh-minute strike gave the Russian club a clear advantage ahead of next week’s return game in Moscow.

The Dinamo frontman was sharpest to Alexander Kerzhakov’s cross from the left to slip the ball past Hoops’ keeper Artur Boruc and, while the home side battled for the rest of the game and created several decent chances, it was to no avail. The Parkhead side, who came into the game after a successful pre-season, struggled to cope with the sheer speed of Dinamo. In the 14th minute, Moscow midfielder Dmitry Kombarov all too easily whipped a terrific ball in from the left only to see his twin brother Kirill Kombarov almost make it 2-0 but his volley slipped just inches past Boruc’s right-hand post.