The second friendly game that was held at the third winter VTB training camp ended in a 4:2 win in favor of the White-Blues.
Before the kick-off both teams stood for a minute of silence in memory of victims of a huge earthquake which happened in Turkey last week. In comparison with the morning encounter there were new faces in our starting eleven, including Fedor Smolov who scored a decisive goal against Olympic Tashkent.
Used to playing together the Muscovites' new squad took the ball under control and opened the score in the 2nd minute. Dmitry Skopintsev came to the penalty area, beat the opponent by dribbling and fired into the near corner. Trying to extend their lead the White-Blues shot several times from distance, but Anton Mitryushkin turned the ball away in all episodes.
In the 21st minute Daniil Fomin waited for a rebound after Mitryushkin's poor fist play and doubled Dynamo's lead. Khimki responded quickly with Petar Golubovic and Butta Magomedov's efforts. Igor Leshchuk came into play twice and kept the clean sheet.
In the 38th minute Fomin noticed Smolov's movement and sent the ball behind defenders' backs. In his turn, Dynamo number 10 rolled it to Yaroslav Gladyshev for an empty netter. In added time Saba Sazonov smashed Reziuan Mirzov inside the penalty box and the referee whistled for a penalty. In addition, he showed the second yellow card to our centre-back. Leshchuk was close to make a save but the score changed – 3:1.
After the interval Dynamo and Khimki exchanged a pair of nice chances. Aleksandr Rudenko missed from an ideal position, while Luka Gagnidze hit the crossbar. The Georgian youngster seemed to be one of the most active players at Dynamo. He succeeded in tackling and creating chances. Ngamaleu supported his teammate in attack as well.
Having made some changes throughout the half, Khimki added pressure that led to a positive result for the Moscow region side. The newcomer Marcos Guillerme earned a penalty and then converted it confidently cutting Dynamo's lead.
However, the White-Blues managed to say the last word. Konstantin Tyukavin was the first on the ball inside the penalty area and was kicked by Nikola Antic. Dynamo striker improved his personal stats by sending the ball to one corner, while the goalkeeper jumped to another.
On February 15 Dynamo will finish the third VTB training camp with two friendlies against Alania Vladikavkaz (11:00 Moscow time) and CSKA Moscow (17:00).