During the international break Dynamo Moscow played a friendly match against Khimki-M, which were taking the third spot in the FNL II standings. The fixture was held at the VTB Novogorsk-Dynamo training ground and ended by 5:0 in Dynamo favor.
Sandro Schwarz could not count on a number of players due to objective reasons. Nine footballers went to their national teams that made the Dynamo head coach renew the starting line-up radically. Igor Leshchuk returned to the starting XI. The defensive line also looked different compared to the previous official encounters. Yevgenyev and Pliyev formed a tandem of centre-backs. From the first minutes, Igboun and N’Jie came out on the pitch, while Grulyov appeared on the edge of the attack.
The White-Blues started the game confidently as real hosts. In the 9th minute Makarov found Grulyov free inside the penalty area and Dynamo number 20 had no troubles to open the score.
The Muscovites did not retreat from their game and continued to develop success. By the middle of the first half, the advantage of the home team became overwhelming, which led to another goal. N'Jie made an accurate cross to the far post, where Grulyov headed the ball in, making a brace – 2:0. Khimki-M were trying to find lapses in Dynamo defense but the White-Blues stayed firm. In the 32nd minute, Makarov scored his first goal for Dynamo, shooting brilliantly outside the penalty area – 3:0.
After the break, Sandro Schwarz's team continued to control the game. The Dynamo coaching staff got the opportunity to make some experiments – Makarov, N’Jie and Skopintsev changed positions according to the situation.
In the 68th minute, Skopintsev made a stunning run into the penalty area and earned a penalty for the hosts. N’Jie established himself as a volunteer sending the ball to the top corner – 4:0. Ten minutes later, the Cameroonian forward helped Vladislav Galkin to open his personal goalscoring account at Dynamo.
5:0 – the Moscow side defeat the opponent and stay on the right track before the seventh round match against Nizhny Novgorod. This fixture will be held at the VTB Arena on Sunday, September 12.