Preview of the match of the Cup of Russia Dynamo — Krylia Sovetov

The text broadcast of the game will be available online in our match center. Tickets can be purchased at this link.

Before the game, which will take place on the birthday of the legendary Lev Yashin, you will be able to chat with two famous Dynamo goalkeepers Vladimir Pilguy and Andrei Smetanin (from 16:15 at sector C107). Another autograph session with figure skater and our devoted fan Evgenia Medvedeva will begin at sector D105 at 16:15.

You can watch the live video broadcast of this game on Match TV. Beginning at 18:00 Moscow time.

Also, after the match, wait on our resources for the traditional edition of "Inside" with the highlights of the game and interviews of the actors.

The Blue-and-Whites had another high-scoring game on Sunday, drawing 2-2 at home against Stanislav Cherchesov's Akhmat Grozny. Ivan Sergeev scored for the third straight matchday, and Dynamo's draw was saved in stoppage time by Konstantin Tyukavin, who scored his 50th goal for his home team.

Kurban Rasulov made his Russian Championship debut, replacing Andrei Lunev, who sustained an elbow injury. The 19-year-old goalkeeper's clean sheet streak, which had previously lasted three cup matches, ended at 309 minutes! In more negative news, Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov and Anton Miranchuk were injured in the game.

The situation in Group B heading into the final round is clear: Krasnodar will remain firmly in first place, the winner of the match at VTB Arena will advance to the RPL Path playoffs, where they will face Zenit St. Petersburg, and the loser will advance to the Regional Path playoffs, with no margin for error.

In the month since the teams last met, Samara has managed only one victory in three matches – a penalty shootout victory over Sochi (3-3, 5-4). Incidentally, Magomed Adiyev's men are in excellent shape in this area: in three shootouts in this group stage, they have converted 13 of 14 shots.

In the championship, Krylia Sovetov lost 2-0 away to Rubin Kazan, and last Saturday, they drew 1-1 at home with Orenburg. In an eventless first half, Samara conceded the first goal and spent the entire second half trying to recover. They were saved by 19-year-old Vladimir Ignatenko, who scored his fourth goal of the season. In this match, Samara lost center back Dominic Oroz to injury, which reduced their already small squad.

"We have certain problems in every line," Adiev said after the match. "We didn't have a single fullback in reserve who could have sped up the game after the 60th minute, when we usually pick up the pace. We have major problems and a short bench — only 13-14 players."

However, there was a silver lining for Krylia fans: Vadim Rakov, who hadn't played since late August due to injury, came on as a substitute late in the game.

The teams have met 11 times in the Russian Cup, with a tie: 4 wins, 4 losses, and 3 draws. In Samara, the opponents failed to score in regulation time, and the hosts prevailed in the penalty shootout (5-4).

The top scorers in the match were Yaroslav Gladyshev and El-Mehdi Maouhoub (3 goals each), and Viktor Okishor, Denis Makarov, and Vladimir Pisarsky (2 goals each).

Vladislav Tselovalnikov has been appointed chief arbitrator, who will be assisted by assistant referees Kirill Bolshakov and Maxim Belokur. Rafael Shafeev and Vasily Kazartsev will be responsible for the video Referee Assistance System (VAR).

Previously, the 34-year-old judge from Astrakhan had never served blue and whites' matches.