The blue and white team failed to score points in Kazan, conceding a goal in each of the halves (0:2).
The away match against Kazan "Rubin" began for the blue and white with a tight fight for the initiative. In the first minutes, both teams looked at each other, while the hostesses of the field acted more actively and more often owned the ball.
Already in the 8th minute, Yulia Mazyakina checked Diana Valieva's vigilance with a tight low kick from the free kick, but our goalkeeper took the ball. Rubin continued to press, forcing Dynamo to rely only on rare counterattacks, which for a long time did not reach the final blows.
By the middle of the half, the Kazan team created a series of dangerous moments: first, Lia Ovechkina shot past the goal from the penalty line, and then Valieva almost made a productive mistake after a risky exit from the penalty area, but the opponent's player did not hit an empty goal.
By the 30th minute, Oleg Gusev's wards managed to move the game a little away from their goal, but the Kazan team still looked more convincing, constantly threatening the goal with long-range strikes. In the 36th minute, Dynamo had a promising approach, which could not be completed with an accentuated strike, and two minutes later Rubin opened the scoring. The captain of the hostesses, Milana Mambetova, was the first to pick up and sent the ball to the far "nine" with an accurate shot.
The end of the half took place in Dynamo's attempts to restore balance — the blue and white pressed the opponents to the goal and actively used the standards, but the teams left for the break with the score 1:0 in favor of Kazan.
The second half began according to the scenario of the first: Rubin maintained control of the game and continued to attack. In the 53rd minute, Valieva saved the team again, winning a duel when going one-on-one with Ekaterina Leontieva.
To refresh the game ahead, the Dynamo coaching staff made a double substitution in the 59th minute: Sofia Kolegova and Yana Nesterenko took the field instead of Kristina Kubatkina and Daria Sorokina. However, it was not possible to turn the tide of the meeting — the blue and white attacks lacked sharpness, while the Cossacks continued to press. One of the few chances arose in the 73rd minute after a corner kick, but Maria Zernikova shot her head inaccurately.
Another onslaught of the hostesses brought the result in the 83rd minute: Darina Kudzieva ran away to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper and coolly realized a one-on-one exit, doubling the advantage of her team. In the remaining time, the Kazan club was close to scoring the third goal, but the score remained unchanged.
The final 2:0 in favor of Rubin was the first defeat of the current season for Dynamo youth.
For full information about the starting lineups and the events of the meeting, see the match center.
The next match of Dynamo U-21 will be played on May 31 – in Moscow against the youth team of the WFC Chertanovo. The meeting starts at 19:00 Moscow time.
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