The organizer of the second round of the XXV tournament was Spartak. It took place on January 25 in the arena of the Spartak Academy and was dedicated to the memory of Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Alexei Alexandrovich Paramonov.
1) Dynamo – Torpedo – 1:0 (Likhobabenko)
2) Dynamo – CSKA – 0:0
3) Dynamo – RFU – 0:0
4) Dynamo – Lokomotiv – 0:0
5) Dynamo – Spartak – 1:0 (Dubrovin)
1st match. Valery Likhobabenko immediately began firing at the Torpedo gate: at first his blow was repelled by the bar, and in the next attack he clearly closed the transfer of Stanislav Dubrovin. Dynamo players could increase the score repeatedly, but the opponents' goalkeeper did not allow it.
Nikolai Smirnov: How unlucky I am today. Three clear scoring opportunities and each time I hit exactly the goalkeeper, not the corner. I am ashamed of the missed moments in front of my partners.
2nd match. The first half was spent in a stubborn, but absolutely equal struggle. In the second, Dynamo attacked more, but one or two of the moments can be recalled, no more. It was impossible to predict that the two best teams of the tour met.
Alexey Kutsenko: The army team tried very hard not to lose and got a draw with dedication. And we relied too much on our superiority in class and did not put the squeeze on our rivals.
3rd match. Double-edged play on opposite courses revealed the superiority of Dynamo in the combination game. Twice Dubrovin was taken to a comfortable position, but his blows did not work out. In the second half, the opponents were already afraid to leave the nimble striker without attention.
Stanislav Dubrovin: They have a high-class goalkeeper, and I tried to outsmart him. But it turned out that he had outsmarted himself. It's a shame.
4th match. At first, it was difficult for Dynamo to open the dense defense of rivals. But in the second half our attacks became sharper and more successful. It seemed that there was about to be a goal, but the forwards could not overcome the bad luck.
Mikhail Markin: Well, the ball does not go into the goal. True, their defenders selflessly throw themselves under the blows, helping the goalkeeper. Well, we certainly played at least one goal.
The 5th match. In the first half, Andrei Tveryankin flashed with a calculated throw, catching the ball in a bunch of players. In the second, both teams bet on victory, the attacks began to be threatening. The strike of Spartak player Alexander Panov turned out to be very inaccurate, but Dubrovin, after Maxim Romashchenko's pass, struck with precision – 1:0.
Vladimir Dolbonosov: Dynamo is a strong irritant for all teams, and goals are getting harder and harder for us. Today we were successful in the combination game in all five games, and we are able to create scoring chances. Do we score a little? They don't give it that way! (Laughs).
The Dynamo team consists of Andrey Tveryankin (goalkeeper), Eric Yakhimovich (captain), Stanislav Dubrovin, Alexander Tochilin, Mikhail Markin, Alexey Kozlov, Maxim Romashchenko, Valery Likhobabenko, Alexey Kutsenko, Nikolai Smirnov.
In reserve: Andrey Novgorodov.
Team leader: Vladimir Dolbonosov.
Dynamo veterans supported their native club: Mikhail Skokov, Viktor Losev, Vladimir Kozlov, Sergey Kozlov, Alexander Rakitsky, Andrey Smetanin.
The places of the teams and the best players of the February tour:
1) CSKA – 13 points (Nikolay Kolobaev)
2) Dynamo – 12 (Alexey Kozlov)
3) RFS – 11 (Arkady Bely)
4) Spartak – 9 (Alexander Panov)
5) Lokomotiv – 8 (Evgeny Mileshkin)
6) "Torpedo" – 7 (Igor Lytkin)
Nikita Simonyan Cup as the most productive team went to CSKA – 5 goals.
The position of the teams after two rounds
1) Dynamo – 25 (one first place)
2) RFS – 23
3) CSKA – 22 (one first place)
4) "Locomotive" – 20
5) Spartak – 17
6) "Torpedo" – 13
The third round will be held in the arena of the Spartak Academy. The date will be determined later.