The encounter of the Mir Russian Premier League eighteenth round that was held at VTB Arena, ended in a 1:0 win for the White-Blues.
Dynamo needed fresh forces as Slavisa Jokanovic noted in the traditional pre-game flash interview. And the Serbian specialist made several changes in support of his words. Nicholas Marichal replaced Saba Sazonov in the centre-back position, while veterans Anton Shunin and Fedor Smolov returned to the starting XI.
The visitors started strongly. Shunin was forced to save the team three times after Glenn Bijl, Vladislav Shitov and Yury Gorshkov's efforts. The goal scored by Amar Rahmanovic seemed to be the culmination of the Samara side pressure. However, the Dutch right-back appeared in the offside position one second before.
During the time the White-Blues moved the game away from their box and began to create chances. Smolov missed the target from the sharp angle, stealing the ball off Yevgenyev while Ngamaleu couldn't score using the backheel shot. Shunin continued to be in action denying Aleksandr Kovalenko's long-range strike. In the 33rd minute the visitors scored again but their success has been cancelled because of Benjamin Garre's handball.
After the interval Mathias Normann came to the pitch for the first time after his shoulder injury. The Muscovites added more pressure that led to a dangerous episode inside the Samara penalty area. However, Smolov was stopped by the referee's whistle due to offside. Dmitry Skopintsev was really active making his runs down the left wing and looking solid in tackles.
After an amount of changes Dynamo kept more freshness by the end of the match. In the 68th minute Smolov got a strange yellow card after the contact with Roman Yevgenyev. Fedor responded with a goal that has also been cancelled because of the foul made by Roberto Fernandez earlier.
Dynamo players didn't stop, continued to push and managed to pull out a victory as a result of their persistent efforts. Eli Dasa crossed to the far post, Ngamaleu won the aerial duel and Skopintsev assisted on Tyukavin in his turn. The talented striker remained unmarked and scored a vital empty-netter from two meters.
Dynamo earned 32 points and came closer to Rostov which remained third on 35 points. In the next fixture the White-Blues will play against Krasnodar on the road on March 11.