The final match of Dynamo in the RPL Winter Cup ended with a victory with a score of 1:0.
Dynamo started their third match of the tournament with Kurban Rasulov in goal, Maksim Osipenko and Nicolas Marichal in central defense, and Ivan Sergeev and Konstantin Tyukavin in attack. Arthur, who had recovered from a ruptured Achilles tendon, was included in the squad for the first time in 10 months.
The opening 10 minutes were a tense battle between the two sides, with plenty of pressure and fouls. The Bulls created their first dangerous moment when Nikita Krivtsov sent Viktor Sa through, who flicked the ball past Rasulov as he came out of goal and shot from a tight angle. Marichal made a sliding tackle to save the team.
Soon, Bitello earned a set piece on the edge of the penalty area, delivered it himself, and Daniil Fomin headed the ball over the crossbar after a teammate's pass. Yan Bobrovskyi was practically the main player on the field, handing out five yellow cards in the first half hour. The teams had no intention of feeling sorry for each other.
In the 31st minute, Rubens received a red card after first playing the ball and then, through inertia, hitting Douglas Augusto's ankle. According to the regulations, teams were allowed to substitute a player with two yellow cards, so Aleksandr Kutitsky came on for the Brazilian. There was only one curious moment before the end of the half, when Krivtsov shot with the outside of his foot from inside the penalty area, but his effort missed the far corner.
At halftime, Ngamaleu replaced Sergeev and immediately created a dangerous moment: the Cameroonian received the ball in the penalty area, controlled it, and rolled it to Kutitsky, who powerfully fired it over the crossbar. Dynamo mainly operated down the left flank, where Bitello was the dominant presence. During one attack, the Brazilian passed the ball to Anton Miranchuk, but his shot also went wide.
The blue-and-whites were noticeably more attacking, but they couldn't break through Krasnodar's defensive redoubts. A triple substitution was made in the 73rd minute: Viktor Okishor, Leon Seidenzal, and El-Mehdi Maouhoub entered the field. A little later, Arthur made his long-awaited appearance – the coaching staff gave him 15 minutes, and the Brazilian made a valuable contribution to the team.
The game came alive after the 80th minute. First, Ngamaleu went down after a challenge with a defender in the opposing penalty area, but the referee's whistle remained silent. Immediately afterward, Krivtsov intercepted a poor backpass from Zaydenzal and lobbed the ball past Rasulov, narrowly missing the target. In the 86th minute, the ball finally found the net – Ngamaleu made a brilliant pass to Maouhoub, and the Moroccan fired a powerful shot into the corner from 13 meters!
Dynamo needed one more goal to win the tournament, and they laid siege to Alexander Koryakin's goal. At one point, the Krasnodar goalkeeper saved a difficult shot from Ngamaleu, then Maouhoub missed the target, and Rasulov's run into the opposing penalty area on the final corner was of no help either. Ultimately, Dynamo finished second in the tournament, trailing CSKA only by the number of goals scored.
This concludes the team's second winter training camp. The blue-and-whites have two days of rest ahead of them, after which they will resume training in the UAE.
