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On Friday evening, two matches of the 23rd round of the Russian Premier League were played. Moscow's "Dynamo" won against Nalchik's "Spartak" with a minimal score at home and climbed out of the relegation zone, while the absolute league outsider, Yaroslavl's "Shinnik," had to acknowledge the superiority of Vladivostok's "Luch-Energiya" at home.
In Moscow, the struggling "Dynamo" met with Nalchik's "Spartak," who had achieved all their goals this season. The first minutes were marked by "Dynamo's" activity, but soon the guests also recovered, though they did not create much danger in front of Z. Karchemarskas' goal.
The match became dull and it seemed like the teams were not competing against each other, but against themselves. However, Nalchik's "Spartak" created perhaps the most dangerous moment of the first half. A penalty kick was awarded in front of "Dynamo's" goal, which R. Mostovoy tried to convert into a goal, but Z. Karchemarskas played excellently, deflecting the ball straight under the feet of one of the opponents, who missed the goal completely.
The second half started very actively. "Dynamo" pressed their opponents while "Spartak" tried to find success on counterattacks and had one opportunity, but Z. Karchemarskas prevented them from scoring. Eventually, the pressure from "Dynamo" paid off - I. Semshov received the ball in the right corner and found D. Khochlov with a high pass, who scored a goal with his head.
The remaining part of the match was unremarkable, except for the end of the game when Z. Karchemarskas deflected a shot towards the top corner. With a score of 1-0, "Dynamo" won and temporarily left the relegation zone.
By the way, reports appeared in the Russian online media yesterday that "Dynamo" had signed a contract with 29-year-old "Torpedo" goalkeeper D. Borodin, but it is to be expected that Z. Karchemarskas, who played excellently, earned the trust of the "Dynamo" coaches.
In the other Friday match, Yaroslavl's "Shinnik" faced Vladivostok's "Luch-Energiya." The hosts, who will likely bid farewell to the Premier League after this season, immediately took active actions, but failed to score in the first assault.
The guests quickly recovered and organized a successful attack, which resulted in the first goal. G. Bazayev scored after a pass from A. Seshukov. The rest of the first half was marked by a battle where the opponents did not hesitate to bring each other down.
The second half started with a substitution in the "Luch" team, and the first dangerous opportunity was created only in the 60th minute when A. Chazov struck at the goal from the penalty area, but the guests' goalkeeper saved his team.
Although "Shinnik" tried, the "Luch" players dominated on the field and managed to score two more goals within a four-minute interval. In the 84th minute, "Shinnik" managed to score a consolation goal, but that ended their achievements. The guests from Vladivostok celebrated a 3-1 victory.
23rd round Friday match statistics
"Dynamo" 1 - 0 "Spartak" 70’ [1 - 0] Dmitriy Khokhlov Z. Karchemarskas ("Dynamo") played the entire match, while R. Poskus ("Dynamo") was not registered for the match.
"Shinnik" 1 - 3 "Luch-Energiya" 17’ [0 - 1] Georgiy Bazayev 76’ [0 - 2] Dmitriy Smirnov 80’ [0 - 3] Dmitriy Semochko 84’ [1 - 3] Anton Khazov
