In their second match of the BetBoom Fraternal Cup, held at VTB Arena, the blue and white beat Partizan Belgrade with a score of 3:1.
Compared to the match against OFK, the starting lineup of Dynamo changed in three positions: Roberto Fernandez came out in the center of defense instead of Nicolas Marichal, Dmitry Skopintsev appeared on the left flank of the defense, and Denis Makarov appeared in the line of attack.
It was the right extreme of the blue and white who became the author of the first goal in the match already in the 6th minute. Bitello threw a cool pass into a breakthrough on the flank of Skopintsev, who sighted on the far post, from where Denis sent the ball into the net. Soon he also ambushed the unsuccessful handling of the ball by the defender and struck from 25 meters with a turn – the ball flew over the right nine.
Dynamo very actively pressured the opponent in the other half of the field, and the Partizan players managed to cross the middle of the field with great difficulty. Maxim Osipenko was already habitually connected to attacks and, after a corner, he made a good shot with his head – Marko Milosevic was on the spot.
And then the guests suddenly recouped. After a not very successful draw from the goal, Daniil Fomin lost the ball, Jovan Milosevic took the pass in the penalty area and hit Andrei Lunev's goal from close range. Yaroslav Gladyshev, who almost repeated his goal from the match against OFC, could return the advantage to the hosts, but this time the goalkeeper managed to react.
Bitello's standards were also dangerous. First, he cunningly rolled the ball under the blow of Juan Caceres – the ball passed next to the bar. A few minutes after another corner, Skopintsev hit the bottom, and the Partizan goalkeeper reacted, and Fernandez had to finish off the crossbar.
At the end of the half, the teams exchanged the most dangerous moments. At first, Bitello took Gladyshev one-on-one, but Yaroslav took a long time to make a decision, and as a result, the goalkeeper took the ball. Immediately, the guests responded with a quick attack, which, after a shot from the left flank, was closed by the same Milosevic – Lunev showed a good reaction and caught the ball in the corner.
During the break, Skopintsev was replaced by Alexander Kutitskiy. Dynamo again started the half much more actively and naturally took the lead in the 60th minute. Fomin intercepted the transfer of the Partizan goalkeeper, Danil Glebov returned the ball to him with his heel, and the Dynamo captain neatly rolled the ball into the lower left corner – 2:1.
Immediately after that, Valery Karpin made 8 substitutions, releasing young players who continued to put pressure on the opponent. Viktor Okishor and Ulvi Babaev applied from afar, Ivan Lepskiy closed the canopy with his head from the corner – everything is a little inaccurate. On another corner, Milosevic pulled the ball from the ribbon after cutting from his own defender.
Finally, the persistence of the youth paid off. Denis Bokov robbed a defender in someone else's penalty area and rolled the ball to Vladislav Stepanov – the 16-year-old midfielder did not miss, driving it under the crossbar. Soon Bokov could have distinguished himself, but did not take advantage of Okishor's transfer, punching higher from an advantageous position.
In the end, the fans were in for a pleasant surprise – the official announcement of the signing of the contract with Ivan Sergeev took place right at the stadium, and after the final whistle, the forward of the Russian national team entered the field, joining new teammates.
In the next test match, our team will play July 8 with Grozny "Akhmat" in Novogorsk.
