In our case, from the very starting whistle, there was still a strange feeling of incompleteness and unnaturalness of the action. And really, what kind of derby is it when the tribune of Spartak fans spent the first half hour in dead silence, thus protesting against the poor game and the failure, in their opinion, of selection? Note that after the match, the captain of the red-white Yegor Titov said that he fully understands the fans.
However, already in the 8th minute, fans of Spartak allowed themselves to breathe a sigh of relief after the deadly number of goalkeeper Khomich, who for some reason wore white-blue gloves. He rushed to intercept Sisera, as if to meet his wife, whom he had not seen for ten years. The Portuguese did not show a desire to cuddle and preferred to rush past. I just didn’t have time to score: the goalkeeper insured in goalkeeper Shoave.
Perhaps if a goal happened, it would become a little more interesting. And so went football at low speeds and without fiction. Unless with diligence. But only on it, as you know, you will leave no further than Petrovsky Park.
The gray picture was more successfully diluted than others by the right-wing “Spartak” Vladimir Bystrov, who was freezing poor Klimavichyus at the edge. He encouraged the stands, like a cup of strong coffee: he beat the half-team, and started dangerous lumbago, and shook the crossbar. Sometimes, against a quick background, something coherent was manifested in Titov’s actions. Moreover, young Dziuba clung to the ball with a laudable passion.
And what about Dynamo? It was somewhat reminiscent of Spartak. The main factor of similarity was the flanking double of Bystrov in the person of Dmitry Kombarov. In the list of its advantages, the blow to the crossbar must be replaced with a dangerous shot from the free-kick, and frantic fast speed - with an irrepressible desire to prove oneself. And among the Kombarov partners, it is worth highlighting the Portuguese duet Danny - Cicero.
So they played until a thunder struck in the middle of a joyless “land”. In the 80th minute, Titov and Torbinsky masterfully played the ball on the way to the penalty area, and the captain of Spartak, flying out in front of Karchemarkas, rolled the ball into the net.
In the fact that the fate of the match was decided by the experienced and skilled Titov, one can also see the reflection of the difference between the current Spartak and Dynamo. The first class is a little, but still higher. However, I want to believe in Dynamo, too, they really glanced at the cohesion and competently delivered game that the team lacked so much in the troubled recent years.
DYNAMO - SPARTAK M - 0: 1 (0: 0)
Goal: 0: 1 - Titov (80).
DYNAMO: Karchemarskas, Tanasievich, Kolodin, Fernandez, Klimavichus, Karpovich, K. Kombarov, Semshov, D. Kombarov, Danny, Ciseru (Pimenov, 59).
SPARTAK: Khomich, Shishkin, Jiranek, Strantzl, Shoave, Mozart, Kovacs, Bystrov (Boyarintsev, 86), Kalinichenko (Torbinsky, 46), Titov, Dzyuba.
Warnings: Tanasievich (7), Mozart (10), K. Kombarov (12), Klimavichyus (18), Semshov (57).
Removal: Tanasievich (85, second warning).
11th of March. BSA Dynamo. 4 p.m.
Judge: A. Nikolayev (Moscow).