In their second match of the BetBoom Fraternal Cup, held at VTB Arena, the blue and whites 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 winger of the blue and whites who became the author of the first goal in the match already in the 6th minute. Bitello made a great pass into a breakthrough on the flank to Skopintsev, who made a cross 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 shot from 25 meters – 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 equalized. After a not very successful pass from the goalkeeper, Daniil Fomin lost the ball, Jovan Milosevic got the ball in the penalty area and hit Andrei Lunev's goal from close range. Yaroslav Gladyshev, who almost repeated his goal from the match against OFK, could return the advantage to the hosts, but this time the goalkeeper managed to react.
Bitello's set pieces were also dangerous. First, he cunningly rolled the ball under the shot of Juan Caceres – the ball passed next to the bar. A few minutes after another corner, Partizan goalkeeper parried the shot of Skopintsev, and Fernandez hit the crossbar from the rebound.
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 got the ball. Immediately after that, the guests responded with a quick attack, which, after a cross 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 pass 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 stroke from afar, Ivan Lepskiy closed the cross from the corner with his head – everything went a little inaccurate. On another corner, Milosevic pulled the ball from the goalline after cutting from his own defender.
Finally, the persistence of the youth paid off. Denis Bokov robbed a defender in the 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 assist, shooting 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.
Immediately after the match, the signing of Sergeev was commented on by Dynamo CEO Pavel Pivovarov, whose words are reported by RB Sport.
In the next test match, our team will play July 8 with Grozny "Akhmat" in Novogorsk.
