Bet on youth: the match “Arsenal – Dynamo” promises to be uncompromising

In the second round of the championship of Russia “Arsenal” takes Dynamo from the capital of Dagestan.

The gunsmiths have entered their ninth season in the first league. In the home match of the opening on July 16, the completely renewed Arsenal shared points with Sergei Kiryakov’s Leningradets. Despite the zeros on the scoreboard, the game, especially in the second half, did not let me get bored. It culminated in a penalty in the 85th minute, saved by Tula captain Mikhail Levashov.

– Thank you very much to those guys who came out today and gave all their strength … They showed character. The first half is excitement. Football players are also living people, they have never played together before. During the break, it turned out to shake things up, moments went. It would be stupid to put pressure on someone else’s half, we still don’t know what condition the players are in. We were looking for chances in the counterattack, with set pieces – a little lack of experience and luck, – Arsenal head coach Oleksandr Storozhuk stated at the post-match press conference, noting the support of the fans as well.

For all the time of performances of Tula in the first league, this is the second draw 0:0 in the opening match. The meeting with Metallurg Lipetsk in the 2004 season ended with the same result.

Dynamo Makhachkala is a very remarkable opponent. Debuting last season in the sub-elite echelon, the blue-and-whites were notable for their organized defense. In terms of the number of goals conceded (26, if we do not take a technical defeat 0:3 from Ufa), they became the best of the season. The final eighth place in the standings is a worthy result.

This summer, the coach has changed in the Dagestan club. Goran Aleksich was replaced by the authoritative Kurban Berdyev. A curious antithesis: the oldest coach of the FNL (in August, Kurban Bekievich will turn 71 years old) leads the youngest team in the league (the average age of Dynamo players is 22.7 years).

Dynamo started with a 0-2 away defeat from one of the favorites Torpedo. However, the score should not be misleading: the southerners did not lose to the car factory as a game, and even surpassed them in scoring chances.

– In general, there is satisfaction from the game, but not from the result. Missed too easily… Of course, the completion of the attacks leaves much to be desired. After the goal, it was like some kind of shock: the team, let’s say, was demoralized, and Torpedo managed to score the second one. Positional attack leaves much to be desired. We will work on it, – Berdyev summed up after the match in Luzhniki.

As for the prospects for the season, the master, speaking to reporters, said firmly:

– I’m sure that with this team you can win – solve the issue of entering the Premier League.

In the last championship, the matches between Arsenal and Dynamo were stubborn and ended in a draw. In the meeting of the first round in Tula, held on August 14, the blue and white made only two shots on target, but that was enough to open the scoring. Shortly before the end of the first half, midfielder Zalimkhan Yusupov scored. The gunsmiths answered with a goal from midfielder Mikhail Yakovlev after the break – 1:1.

The return match was held on March 5 in Kaspiysk, the opponents started their performance in the spring part of the championship. Neither white-blue nor red-yellow managed to create truly scoring chances – 0:0.

So, on Sunday, a new meeting between Arsenal and Dynamo. Teams are betting on youth. So, the match promises to be uncompromising.