The third friendly game that was held at the final winter VTB training camp in Turkey, ended in a 3:0 win for the Kaliningrad side.
In the next-to-last friendly match this winter, Marcel Licka gave the youth a chance to prove themselves once again by adding experienced Anton Shunin, Dmitry Skopintsev and Nicholas Marichal to the starting line-up. Milan Majstorovic took the right-back position and played 90 minutes for the first time after injury.
The start of the encounter was a surprise for the White-Blues – in the first attack, the Kaliningrad side, which had half-renewed the squad during this break, opened a score. After a little confusion inside Dynamo penalty box, the ball flew to the left wing, from where it was addressed to Joel Fameye. The Baltika newcomer finished this combination from a few meters away.
Dynamo came to their senses quickly and began to push the opponent in a systematic way. Ulvi Babayev opened up well in the center of the pitch and organized two fast attacks. However, his first pass caught Gladyshev in an offside position, and in the second episode Yaroslav's shot was blocked by a defender.
The Kaliningrad team converted their second chance in the match: Viktor Okishor made a mistake near his penalty area, Dmitry Rybchinsky got the ball and sent it exactly into the top corner. The young midfielder of the White-Blues could have ment his fault a minute later, but his nice long-range strike was deflected by the crossbar.
In the 30th minute, Yegor Smelov replaced Luka Gagnidze in the midfield, and Babayev was again in the spotlight. First, he shot in one touch after a good cross by Majstorovic, forcing Yevgeny Latyshonok to demonstrate the reaction, and a little later Ulvi tested the Kaliningrad goalkeeper with an effort from a distance. Latyshonok defended his goal again. By the end of the half, the gap in the score enlarged – Aleksandr Osipov headed the ball home from a free kick.
After the break Dynamo came out with a great desire to come from behind. Okishor stood out especially, and not only for his dribbling skills and through-ball passes. In one episode, Latyshonok knocked the ball out of the penalty box right on Viktor's foot, and the youngster threw the last defender, but did not hit the empty corner of the goal. The spurt of Majstorovic was also to be remembered. The Serbian ran with the ball almost the entire pitch and was stopped only on the line of the Baltika penalty area.
For the last half hour, Licka fielded Vyacheslav Grulev at the helm of the attack. Another goalscoring chance came to Okishor, who took the ball in the penalty area, removed two defenders and curled it into the far corner – again the ball flew next to the post. The Baltic side organized rare counterattacks, and once Shunin had to pull the ball out of the top corner after Alex Fernandez' attempt.
The white and blue team spent the end of the match in continuous attacks trying to score a consolation goal. Grulev had a good opportunity, finishing a cross into the penalty area, but the defender got in the way of the ball. As a result, Dynamo suffered their first defeat at these winter training camps.
The White-Blues will play the final friendly match against CSKA Moscow in Turkey on Saturday. The kick-off time is at 5:00 p.m. The game will be broadcasted live in our VKontakte group.
