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Having freed itself from the cargo of expensive legionnaires and canceled the long reserve of the coaching position in favor of Andrei Kobelev, Dynamo appeared at the start of the championship as the “easiest” team - not in terms of speed of movement of players, but because of the lack of load of expectations. And the first positive result was a peppy home Cup match between Russia and Tomyu, which brought the team to the quarterfinals. However, the liberated Dynamo again fettered the calendar, fitting in the first five matches of the blue and white top four of last season.
However, seriously count on a demonstration of the set game that Dynamo, that the favorites do not have. On the calendar March, and the field of the stadium in Petrovsky Park, which took two Moscow derby in a row, still reminds places in some places. On the other hand, in the absence of a tangible difference in the class of game actions, Dynamo got a great chance to demonstrate its character - a card that blue and white has yet to play again, given the composition update and a short bench. With “Spartak” did not work - in an equally unsightly fight the episode decided everything. With CSKA it turned out better.
The debut attacks of Dynamo surprised those unaccustomed to take the army men from their places in the quarry. Ruslan Pimenov, the only rated striker of the blue and white, in three minutes was marked by a blow and a beautiful pass on Danny. The Portuguese performed an attacking midfielder and flickered more to the right in the first half, but then threw the position and began to tear the defense of CSKA from all sides. CSKA, however, did not pay much attention to Danny, giving him and his partners the opportunity to shoot on goal.
The calm of the champion defense was understandable: the hosts' attacks did not turn into a serious threat, and the army’s counterattacks were much sharper. To the credit of Dynamo’s defense, they were either the result of Zhirkov’s individual actions, or the result of “standards.” First, Wagner Love unsuccessfully set his head to the cross from the left flank, and after Jo struck the crossbar. The moments at the goal of Karchemarskas looked like a logical superiority in the class, but unlike the match against Rubin, they did not have a place in the goal protocol.
And Dynamo was noticeably lacking a second striker. Favorable canopies Kombarova and Danny, flying over Pimenov, tried to find another striker. At the same time, the opportunities for organizing a potential scoring attack for blue and white were no less than that of the opponent. Khokhlov in the first game hour successfully coped with Dudu, not allowing the Brazilian to get close to the position of the point guard, and Semshov and Dmitry Kombarov helped Danny to compose attacks. In one of which the Portuguese, taking advantage of the delay of emberberas, jumped one on one, but was unable to circle Akinfeev.
We did not mention his one hubweek - Karpovich, but his party would be more suitable for the score of CSKA. Kazakhstan midfielder allowed the army team a couple of times to pick up the ball on the outskirts of the penalty area, and after replacing it, neither Kirill Kombarov nor Khokhlov managed to close the void in the center. The goalkeeper unsuccessfully repelled the blow by the goalkeeper, and the injured Kolodin wearily watched his playing colleagues in the line missed Wagner. 0-1.
In the game CSKA goal has not changed anything. Accurate champion counterattacks took no more power from them than a dense, but somewhat sloppy defense game. Obviously, the army team can be puzzled only by constant pressure, coupled with a very fast game of the opponent - but to give the mentioned ingredients in the right proportions is not yet within the power of anyone, not just Dynamo. Although the blue and white tried, having survived and the removal of Fernandez for a foul of last hope, and a couple of scoring chances at his goal. The latter, the most promising, ruined Aldonin, giving a pass to the obvious “offside”. The actual problem of scoring chances, which was forgotten after the Super Bowl and the match against Rubin, again reminded of itself.
And the Dynamo pre-curtain attack has so far revealed the only weapon that could damage the country's champions - its name is an episode. Few expected Pimenov to emerge victorious from a collision shoulder to shoulder with Ignashevich, and immediately send the ball into the near corner in touch. The goal equalizing the score, as well as the dangerous blow of Semshov that happened shortly before it, demonstrated the sought-after character of Dynamo. Arrived under the blue and white vestments in the second most important match in a row, four minutes before the whistle, with a negative balance of the account and in the absence of Andrei Kobelev in the coaching position.
DYNAMO - CSKA - 1: 1 (0: 0)
Goal: 0: 1 - Wagner Love (61), 1: 1 - Pimenov (86).
DYNAMO: Karchemarskas, Tochilin, Klimavichyus, Fernandez, Granat, Karpovich (K. Kombarov, 59), Danny, Khokhlov, Semshov, D. Kombarov, Pimenov.
CSKA: Akinfeev, Shemberas, Ignashevich, A. Berezutsky, Krasic, Zhirkov, Dudu, Aldonin, Rakhimich, Wagner Love, Jo.
Warnings: Tochilin (43), A. Berezutsky (49), Klimavičius (60), Dudu (84).
Removal: Fernandez (77).
March 18th . "Dynamo". 2 p.m.
Judge : Valentin Ivanov (Moscow).