Rampant Roma douse Dynamo´s UEFA Cup hopes

      KIEV (AFP) - Roma breezed into the Champions' League knockout phase and ended the UEFA Cup hopes of Dynamo Kiev after thrashing the Ukrainian champions 4-1 in their group F clash here on Tuesday.

      Roma's Montenegran striker Mirko Vucinic, who is deputising for the injured club captain Francesco Totti, netted a double while veteran defender Christian Panucci and Ludovic Giuly added one apiece.

      Guinean striker Ismael Bangoura could only sweeten a bitter pill for Dynamo with his second-half consolation goal, but in the end it was not enough for Kiev's hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

      The guests, who needed to win to clinch a place in the knockout round, got off to a flying start through Panucci, who netted the opener just three minutes into the game when Dynamo 'keeper Alexander Rybka failed to stop his cross from the right flank.

      Three minutes later Panucci missed a clear chance to increase Roma's lead missing the target from just three metres out.

      However, in the 32nd minute Giuly made it 2-0 for the visitors sending the ball home after charging past the Dynamo defence on a breakaway, while Vucinic netted Roma's third just four minutes later from Giuly's precise pass.

      In the 63rd minute Bangoura reduced the arrears but Vucinic restored Roma's three-goal lead 15 minutes later with a precise shot from the edge of the box.

      Dynamo have lost all of their five games so far, meaning they are sure to finish last in group F no matter the result of their final fixture, away to Sporting Lisbon in a fortnight.