Dynamo defeated Rostov on the road and continued a series of major victories in the championship

The team led by Alexander Katasonov, after a slap in the face received at the end of the summer in Samara from the Wings of the Soviets (then a 1-4 defeat happened), seemed to wake up and remembered that the season was not so far from its end and it would be necessary to have time to make some noise in it at last. Even if it will not be a medal noise at all, since the blue-and–white are already 15 points away from the prize three, and only theoretical chances remain.

Fortunately, the calendar allows it, and the Dynamo team has only two meetings ahead with the top clubs of the Winline Super League - Lokomotiv and CSKA in October. All the others, as they say, are working options. Has this circumstance, in the form of a sparing schedule, thrown off the burden of responsibility from the fragile shoulders of our girls? It will show, of course, the end of the season, but already through the wilds of the remaining matches and the standings there is a very ironic smile of football fate.

The fact is that right now the most likely scenario of the end of the season for our team is the places from 5th to 9th. It seems that there is no need to explain what 5th place in the Winline Super League means for Dynamo Housing and Communal Complex. If, by the will of fate, at the end of the season, the blue and white take this place in the standings for the third year in a row (!) - on the one hand, not the worst result for such a turbulent season, on the other, of course, it will look like a real football mockery. The fourth place, which is currently occupied by the Moscow Lokomotiv, looks like a salvation against this background and certainly will not be considered something offensive. But it's still eight points away.

By the way, today's rival of Dynamo, the Rostov Housing and Communal Services, can boast of the 4th place. Unlike the blue and white, the Rostov women climbed to such a high line of the table in 2022 and still retain this achievement as the highest in their history, which is still not rich in victories.

Today they can only dream of such successes.

But what dynamovki could dream about before the start of the match in Rostov-on-Don was the continuation of their series of major victories, which began in the last round with the defeat of Yenisei (3:0). To repeat something like this on the still sultry banks of the Don would be most welcome. For the reasons already mentioned above.

Winning matches to order is a privilege of big clubs, which Dynamo Housing and Communal Services certainly is. That's why there are always more expectations from such teams. Fortunately, that's why they are big clubs, that most of the time they justify them. The blue and white ones were also acquitted this Friday.

The game has just started, and dynamovki could open an account, and unexpectedly not only for rivals, but also for themselves. In the 3rd minute, in a completely non-obvious situation, Anastasia Shlapakova struck so that she hit the crossbar of the Rostov gate. If she had scored in this episode, the Belarusian football player herself would have been surprised.

However, this was only the beginning. It took only 10 minutes, and the account was still opened. However, it was not Shlapakova who did it, but the second striker in the Dynamo pair, Fauzia Nazhemba. However, the laurels of the creator of the goal should rightfully be considered Yulia Bessolova. The passage of the captain of the blue and white on the right flank ended with a transfer to the penalty area exactly in the foot of Najembe. The attacker simply had no right to spoil such a transfer – 1:0!

Surprisingly, the program of goals in the first half was completed. Of course, to develop a quick success would be the best scenario for our team, but either the wards of Alexander Katasonov did not force things, or the hostesses still gathered and concentrated on defending their gates. Not forgetting about the attack!

Especially alarming at the gate of Arina Taranchenko was at the end of the first half. Two super-dangerous moments were created by the Rostov women in the end and both could have been fatal for Dynamo. But this time fortune was on the side of the Muscovites – they left for a break with a minimal advantage in the score.

It was as if there was no break, but just continued the game of the last minutes of the first half immediately after the teams left the locker rooms. Yana Chub's team even scored, but the goal was not counted due to offside. If Dynamo had continued to play like this, the trouble would not have been avoided. Fortunately, the Rostov women didn't have enough fuse for a long time.

If Kristina Komissarova was supposed to score in the 53rd minute, but Rostov goalkeeper Yulia Chernyshova saved the team, then she did not manage to do it on the 54th. A brilliant transfer from the depths of Zelka Belovan found Anastasia Shlapakova in the penalty area, who immediately struck. Chernyshova hit back again, but right in front of her, which Nastya took advantage of – the second time she shot past the goalkeeper into the far corner of the goal. 2:0 – and it seemed to calm down for the final result.

Actually, in a calm way, the game went on, occasionally exploding with moments, like, for example, Anna Sas, who ran away one-on-one with the goalkeeper and instead of beating Chernyshov and punching into an empty gate, for some reason hurried and punched too early and, most importantly, above the goal. Ten minutes later, the teammate was "supported" by Shlapakova: Nastya also went to a duel with the goalkeeper and also failed to realize one hundred percent of the moment…

The captain had to take over everything. The goal turned out to be classic and just cool: a corner kick from Anastasia Kovaleva – a header from Yulia Bessolova – 3:0! Checkmate, to use terminology from another sport.

An almost perfect match performed by Dynamo ended with a major and absolutely deserved victory on a difficult road trip to Rostov-on-Don. Blue and white are gaining a great move this fall!

For full information about the starting lineups and the events of the meeting, see the match center.