LONDON:
Crystal Palace launched their first full venture into European football with a 2-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv in Poland on Thursday in the UEFA Conference League.
Colombian wing-back Daniel Munoz's brilliant towering header in the first half put Palace ahead in Lublin, where Dynamo are playing their home games in Europe this season because of the war in Ukraine.
Eddie Nketiah grabbed a second just before the hour, stabbing in another cross from the excellent Yeremy Pino, as Palace set a new club record run of 19 matches unbeaten.
Borna Sosa though picked up two yellow cards in quick succession to leave Palace with 10 men for the final 15 minutes.
"I'm proud that we could start the Conference League away against a very good opponent. I don't think about this (unbeaten) run, because i