In the opening round of the Russian football championship, the Moscow "Spartak" team hosted the Mahachkala "Dinamo" team at their home ground. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
The match took place on July 19 at the "Lukoyl Arena" stadium in Moscow. The "Spartak" team started the new season at their stadium.
Last year, "Dinamo" had become an uncomfortable opponent for the "red-whites." In the previous match, "Spartak" had lost 1:2.
In this match, however, "Spartak" won 1:0. At the beginning of the game, Anton Zabolotniy came onto the field for "Spartak" and immediately drew attention.
In the 10th minute, Zabolotniy made a great run down the left flank and passed the ball to Martsins for a goal, but it was disallowed due to offside. In the following minutes, Martsins missed several opportunities.
Throughout the game, "Dinamo" defenders tried to stop many balls, but "Spartak" continued their attacks. At the end of the first half, Solari made a wonderful pass from the right flank, Umyarov delivered the ball into the goalkeeper's area, and Markinyos opened the scoring with a single touch.
During extra time, "Spartak" came close to scoring two more goals, but both situations were ruled offside. In the second half, the "Dinamo" team was left short-handed, and Azzi received a yellow card for a serious foul, followed by a red card.
"Spartak" scored another goal, but it was also disallowed for offside. Nevertheless, the "Spartak" team secured a minimal victory.
In the match, "Spartak" scored four times, but all of them were disallowed due to offside or fouls. Despite this, the team gained three important points and started the season positively.
