The organizer of the ninth round of the XXV tournament was the Moscow Football Federation. It took place on September 9 at the Oktyabrsky Stadium and was dedicated to the memory of the Honored Master of Sports Sergey Sergeevich Salnikov.
Before the start of the competition, the participants observed a minute of silence in memory of Torpedo player Grigory Vladimirovich Yanets, who died at the age of 79.
1) Dynamo – CSKA – 2:1 (Gavrilin, Skokov)
2) Dynamo – Lokomotiv – 0:0
3) Dynamo – Torpedo – 0:0
4) Dynamo – Spartak – 0:0
5) Dynamo – RFU - 2:0 (Likhobabenko, Gavrilin)
1st match. Dynamo crushed the opponent with continuous attacks, and quite unexpectedly, at the very beginning of the second half, the army team opened an account in a harmless situation. The depressed fans were brought back to life by Igor Gavrilin's goal, which closed the canopy from the corner from Valery Likhobabenko. And towards the end of the game, Vladimir Skokov famously raced through the ranks of defense and drove the ball into the net with a direct hit.
Vladimir Skokov: I had no time to think, the game was running out, and our team could not lose points in any way. And when I gained momentum, and the ball seemed to stick to my foot, I delivered it to the right place.
2nd match. Dynamo players habitually went forward from the very beginning, and the locomotives sought to respond with an attack to an attack. The game advantage of Dynamo was still noticeable – four corners against one. However, it still did not reach the goal, although at the last minute after Skokov's shot, the ball "kissed" the right cross of the goal.
Victor Losev: The opponent played well. They blocked all our moves and insured their goalkeeper. Our defense played without mistakes. We have to admit that the outcome of the match is fair.
3rd match. Torpedo players failed to put up serious resistance, and Dynamo players had regular opportunities to score. At first, inaccurate shots did not cause alarm, but time passed, and the ball still refused to go into the goal. The Torpedo team was rescued three times by the bar, at least ten times by the goalkeeper, and once the referee pitied them for playing with his hand. A very annoying draw.
Alexey Kutsenko: To be so unlucky – and I don't remember anything like that. And instead of winning with a big score – a dry draw. It's a shame to lose points.
4th match. The game with Spartak is the match of the tour! Rivals understood its value and tried not to take risks. On the corners, Dynamo's advantage is three against one.
Sergey Zhilkin: In some episodes I had to be careful. Long-range shots are especially dangerous for goalkeepers, the ball may hit someone along the way.
The 5th match. The result was made at the very beginning. A stormy Dynamo attack with a series of shots on goal ended with an accurate hit by Likhobabenko. And while the opponents were recovering, Gavrilin found the perfect position and won the duel with the goalkeeper. In the future, the game went into a calm channel.
Vladimir Dolbonosov: Today's tour turned out to be difficult. The rivals are determined to catch up with us at a long distance until December. For the remaining three months, the fight will increase, and the value of every goal scored and missed increases. The next meeting will be held at our stadium in memory of Lev Yashin. This is an additional help and motivation for us.
The Dynamo team consists of Sergey Zhilkin (goalkeeper), Andrey Novgorodov, Eric Yakhimovich (captain), Igor Gavrilin, Alexey Kozlov, Valery Likhobabenko, Vladimir Skokov, Alexey Kutsenko, Alexander Tochilin.
Team leader: Vladimir Dolbonosov.
Dynamo veterans supported their native club: Viktor Losev, Andrei Smetanin, Mikhail Skokov, Valery Zenkov.
The places of the teams and the best players of the September tour:
1) Spartak – 13 points (Konstantin Golovskoy)
2) Dynamo – 12 (Andrey Novgorodov)
3) Lokomotiv – 11 (Dmitry Malikov)
4) RFU – 10 (Oleg Denisov)
5) CSKA – 8 (Anatoly Borovikov)
6) "Torpedo" – 6 (Renat Minazhetdinov)
The Simonyan Cup (the most scoring team) went to Spartak, who scored 7 goals.
The position of the teams after nine rounds
1) Dynamo – 111 (three first places)
2) Spartak – 106 (five first places)
3) "Locomotive" – 92
4) RFS – 87
5) CSKA – 80 (one first place)
6) "Torpedo" – 64
The organizer of the 10th round of Dynamo invites rivals to the Luch stadium on October 28 (Wednesday) at 11 o'clock.