Goals by Makarov and Smolov bring Dynamo victory over Enisey

Dynamo Moscow captain Anton Shunin took the pitch for the first time at winter training camps. Andrey Mazurin, Konstantin Tyukavin and Denis Makarov formed an attacking trio, while Alexander Kutitsky found himself in his usual position coming on as a defensive midfielder.

The game was attended by many football celebrities – club managers like Leonid Slutsky from Rubin Kazan or Sergey Ignashevich from Baltika and Russian national teams' coaches Valery Karpin, Nikolay Pisarev and Mikhail Galaktionov settled near the pitch and watched Dynamo and Enisey playing.

The hosts started friskily. In the 6th minute Denis Makarov reached the penalty area in a swift attack, outsmarted the defender and shot wide into the far corner. The Russian top referee Vladislav Bezborodov demonstrated adherence to football principles as if it was an official fixture. He was pitiless to footballers showing yellow cards to Saba Sazonov, Vladislav Galkin, Daniil Fomin and Anzor Sanaia.    

Krasnoyarsk players willingly rested on Dynamo weapon – high pressure, forcing Shunin to enter the game a couple of times.

In the 32nd minute, Tomas Rukas made an obvious mistake on his half of the pitch. Fomin intercepted the ball and rolled it to Makarov who ran down the right channel. Denis powerfully struck into the bottom corner – 1:0.

Five minutes later, Enisey created a similar situation that finished with Sanaia’s inaccurate effort. Dynamo teenage star Tyukavin was close to double his team’s lead by the half-time whistle. However, Mikhail Oparin made a brilliant save.

In the second half the spectators saw another squad from Dynamo — only Anton Shunin and Ivan Ordets remained. Diego Laxalt came on the pitch for the first time since mid-September. After the break, the White-Blues took over the initiative. Yaroslav Gladyshev shone on the right wing, Georgy Sulakvelidze excelled in dribbling, while Sebastian Szymanski and Fedor Smolov played nice give-and-go.

In the 67th minute, Smolov beat Enisey goalkeeper with a nice volley, but the referee flagged for offside. Fedor was not upset and scored correctly in a minute, sending the ball home with a backheel touch assisted by Gladyshev. Yaroslav could make Dynamo advantage bigger, but Dmitry Rebrov who replaced Oparin at goal, spoiled the youngster's plans.

In the next friendly match, the White-Blues will face the Slovak side MFK Ružomberok on February 1.