The fourth round of the XXIV tournament "Never-fading Stars" took place on April 24 at the Sapsan Arena stadium and was dedicated to the memory of Honored coach of the USSR Yevgeny Ivanovich Lyadin.
1) Dynamo – RFU – 0:0
2) Dynamo – CSKA – 2:0 (Kozlov – 2)
3) Dynamo – Lokomotiv – 0:0
4) Dynamo – SVF - 3:0 (Mironov, Dubrovin, Yakhimovich)
5) Dynamo – Spartak – 1:0 (Dubrovin)
1st match. The pace of the game was slow, as if each of the players was trying to stretch their physical strength for the next five games. A fair draw.
Andrey Marinkin: It's hard to get into the game, we didn't run away, we didn't feel partners.
2nd match. Alexey Kozlov's benefit match. His two mighty blows hit the gate for a sight. Stanislav Dubrovin could have scored twice more – at first the barbell prevented him, and the second time the sight went astray. A well-deserved victory.
Alexey Kutsenko: A new scorer was born in the team. I can't even blame the goalkeeper, he's not to blame for the missed balls, the shots are not just killer, but also with a trick.
3rd match. And here Kozlov had the opportunity to create a double, but first he shot from three meters past, and then his header after the overhang turned out to be too weak. Lokomotiv received a gift from the referees in the form of a penalty in the first half. But Andrei Tveryankin parried a strong low blow from seven meters. The paradox match ended without goals.
Viktor Losev: The referee came up with a penalty, and if it was not scored, then my conviction is correct.
4th match. Dynamo hosted both halves on the court. After a convenient transfer from Dubrovin, Alexei Mironov had only to gently transfer the ball into the goal with his cheek. Then Tveryankin threw the ball far, far away with his hand, and Dubrovin extended the flight of the ball with the back of his head exactly behind the goalkeeper's back. The whirlwind of the Dynamo attack whirled the opponents, and Eric Yakhimovich made the score final with a low blow. A beautiful victory.
Mikhail Skokov: How our guys played out. The goalkeeper was given work beyond measure, if not for him, there would have been twice as many goals.
The 5th match. The Dynamo – Spartak match turned into a superfinal. If the opponents were quite satisfied with the draw, then Dynamo needed a victory. Blue and white played both halves on the attack, even after Dubrovin's goal. There was a moment when the referee did not award a penalty after a wrestling reception against the same Dubrovin, and in another episode the Spartacist knocked the ball out of the goal line. Labor victory in the match and tournament.
Vladimir Dolbonosov: Before the game, I told the guys: if we lose, we will lose first place not only today, but also in the tournament. Get the victory, it lies in someone else's gate. And so, each of those present could feel the slogan "Dynamo" embodied in life - it is a force in movement and unity."
The Dynamo team consists of Andrey Tveryankin (goalkeeper), Eric Yakhimovich, Andrey Novgorodov (captain), Vladimir Skokov, Dmitry Karablin, Stanislav Dubrovin, Alexey Mironov, Alexey Kozlov.
Team Leader: Vladimir Dolbonosov
Dynamo veterans supported their native club: Mikhail Skokov, Viktor Losev, Vladimir Kozlov, Alexander Rakitsky, Alexey Prudnikov, Andrey Smetanin, Alexander Borodyuk, Alexey Kutsenko.
Leaving the field, Dynamo stopped in front of the podium, greeting their fans. Those throughout the games loudly supported the team: "Only Yashin, only Dynamo."
The places of the teams and the best players of the April tour:
1) Dynamo – 13 points (Alexey Kozlov
2) Spartak – 13 (Konstantin Golovskoy
3) Lokomotiv – 11 (Nikolay Sapogov
4) RFU – 9 (Alexey Titenkov
5) CSKA – 7 (Sergey Sokolov
6) SVF – 7 (Yuri Zhernovenkov
Nikita Simonyan's Cup went to Dynamo, who scored 6 goals.
The position of the teams after four rounds:
1) Dynamo – 48 points (two first places)
2) Spartak – 45
3) RFS – 40 (one first place)
4) Lokomotiv – 39 (one first place)
5) SVF (formerly Torpedo) – 35
6) CSKA – 33
Person of the tour: Mikhail Skokov
Mikhail Vladimirovich Skokov, the main Dynamo veteran of the "Unquenchable", was honored. But his birthday stretches for a whole week. And there is no mystery in this. Mikhail was born on April 21, 1941, and when he came to get a passport, he saw a new date there – April 29. The inattentive passport officer made a mistake. He did not become indignant, behaved like a man, calmly. And since then, he got used to celebrating his birthday for a whole week. Now Mikhail Vladimirovich has gone to his 85th lap. Health to him!
Mikhail Skokov: I defended the gates of Dynamo from the first tournament of the "Unquenchable", then I just turned 60. We had a very big-name team, but we didn't reach the first place. Therefore, now, when I come here for old times' sake, I am heartily rejoicing at the loud Dynamo victories. Well done!
The host of the fifth round of the CSKA team invites rival teams to the stadium "October" on Wednesday, May 28, at 11:00.