The first match of the semi-final of the Russian Cup, held at VTB Arena, ended with the victory of our team with a score of 5:2.
In the 5th minute, Nicolas Ngamaleu opened the account from the transfer of Bitello. Then Manfred Ugalde regained his balance on the 30th. In the second half, Ngamaleu first scored a double (67), after which David Ricardo (70), Konstantin Tyukavin (73) and Maxim Osipenko (83) set the final score in the match.
The return leg will take place on March 18, and in their next RPL match Dynamo will play away from CSKA on March 8.
Dynamo players became more active again at the end of the first half. At first Ngamaleu got away well from Zobnin on the flank, burst into the penalty area and shot into the near corner – Maksimenko deflected the blow. A little later, Bitello shifted to the center and turned to the far corner, but the goalkeeper of the guests coped with this task. Already in the added time, Lunev saved the team after going one-on-one with Jedson.
The second half began with another goaltending feat of Lunev, who coped with Barko's shot from close range. The red-and–white leader was even closer to the goal, trying to execute the "dry sheet" from the corner - the ball touched the tip of Konstantin Tyukavin's cleats and hit the post. Our goalkeeper confidently coped with the third attempt of the Argentine to shoot from an acute angle.
Dynamo also did not sit out in defense and tried to combine at the opponent's penalty area. Rubens powerfully applied himself from afar – Maksimenko beat off in front of him, and there was no one on the finish line.
In the 65th minute Gusev made, as it turned out soon, an ideal double substitution – Miranchuk and Kutitskiy were replaced by Yaroslav Gladyshev and Timofey Marinkin. After a couple of minutes Gladyshev dragged the ball into the penalty area, beat Zobnin and made a shot, the ball bounced off to Marinkin, whose unsuccessful shot turned into a perfect pass to Ngamaleu, who drove the ball into the net from a few meters!
And then something incredible began – the balls began to fly into the gates of Spartak one by one. The corner was given by Bitello, and David Ricardo scored his debut goal at the second attempt – 3:1. Gladyshev robbed Alexander Djika and took Tyukavin to an empty net – 4:1. And again a corner from Bitello, and the uncovered Osipenko made the score 5:1!
It was also the referee who canceled Bitello's accurate shot from the penalty line due to offside. Spartak came to its senses only in added time, when Levi Garcia shook the crossbar, and Christopher Martins, after a successful rebound, finished the ball into the goal.
The return leg will take place on March 18, and in their next RPL match Dynamo will play away from CSKA on March 8.
