Dynamo and Pari NN played to a 0-0 draw

Due to the absence of a number of players, as well as those who missed the meeting for medical reasons — Nicolas Ngamalé, Diego Laxalt, Victor Okishor, Jorge Carrascal and El-Mehdi Maukhoub — the Dynamo coaching staff made significant changes and experiments in the squad.

From the first minutes on the field came the Brazilian newcomer Arthur Gomez, who yesterday had his first training session with the team, and in the game against Pari NN received playing time on his usual left flank. The middle of the field was given to Bitello, as well as two young players — Dmitry Alexandrov and Egor Nazarenko. Looking ahead, we can say that the guys did not let us down and did not spoil the overall picture of team actions.

At the forefront of attack was put forward Yaroslav Gladyshev,, who already played in the role of center forward in the cup match against Makhachkala Dynamo. The debut of the match remained for the Muscovites. A notable role up front was played by Denis Makarov with Gladyshev, who showed good interaction with each other. Unstoppable Bitello added creativity in the final third, occasionally confusing the defenders of Pari NN with feints.

By the middle of the half, the «citizens» got used to it. Standard positions helped them in this, which made a stir in the penalty area of the Muscovites. First, Igor Leshchuk confidently took the ball after a strong header by Kirill Gotsuk. After a corner kick from the opposite edge, the Dynamo players were lucky when Ognjen Ozegovic also aimed at the far corner from the second floor

Artur kept looking for "chemistry" on the flank. He was assisted by Dmitriy, Skopintsev, and Bitello who shifted to the edge. Not always did the players of the Paris NN defense cope with the clever movements of the Brazilian winger — they had to foul.

Just before the break, a truly controversial episode occurred. Gladyshev skillfully put Bitello in a striking position in the penalty area, who received a kick from Mateo Stamatov. The referee Aleksandr Mashlyakevich only spread his arms, although there was a clear penalty on the Dynamo player

In the second half, the blue-whites significantly updated and rejuvenated their lineup, and the substitutes from the second team joined the game with all seriousness. Aleksandr Khubulov earned a dangerous free kick near the goal, but on that day, Dynamo players' shots at a static ball didn't work out very well. In turn, Nizhny Novgorod focused on the speed qualities of Valery Tsarukyan, who took the initiative on the right flank of the visitors' attack time after time.

In the 64th minute, Marcell Licka's wards scored the long-awaited goal. Gladyshev cut a pass to the far post in a high arc, Leon Zaydenzal sent the ball exactly for Khubulov's shot. Was there a goal? It seemed so at first, but the referee determined that Leon, making the assist, was outside the green rectangle.

As for activity, the goalkeepers were not lagging behind the field players. With an interval of one minute, Andrey Kudravets and Ivan Kukushkin made impressive saves, earning well-deserved applause. Dynamo's moment was essentially created by Khubulov alone, dragging the ball towards the visitors' goal and managing to shoot under the crossbar with an opponent on his shoulders.

The end of the meeting was marked by continuous attacks from Dynamo, who sought to win no matter what. Stepan Laskin fired at the goal from different distances, and Khubulov missed the most real chance to open the score. Bitello with a cutting pass sent Alexander on a rendezvous with the goalkeeper, who once again saved Nizhny Novgorod from a certain goal

On this day, it was not possible to break through the defense of FC Pari NN, although Marcel Lick's team created enough goal-scoring opportunities. In a week, Dynamo will play against Akhmat Grozny in Petrovsky Park as part of the 8th round of the Russian Premier League.

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