Lokomotiv lost to Dynamo

In the first half, free kicks were Lokomotiv's most dangerous weapon to threaten Anton Shunin's goal. Maicon could have scored at the 7th minute after Samedov's cross but Dynamo's goalie saved his team.

Unlike the hosts, the visitors used their very first chance. Dzsudzsak passed smartly to Kokorin who broke away one on one with Dario Kresic and the forward scored an opener.

It took Lokomotiv ten minutes to equalize. Another free kick turned into a goal. Samedov crossed into the box and Maicon scored a header.

Thirty minutes into the game the Railwaymen could have taken the lead. Magomed Ozdoev made a perfect pass to Andrey Eschenko who sent the ball along the goal line to Samedov. Alexander fired a powerful shot but Shunin managed to stop the ball.

The top star of the end of the first half became the referee. Sergey Lapochkin showed very doubtful yellow cards to Denis Glushakov, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Roman Shishkin and Andrey Eschenko, while all fouls by Dynamo's players were only punished by free kicks.

In the half-time both coaches made a substitution. Loko's newbie Dame Ndoye substituted Pavlyuchenko and Nekhaichik from Dynamo replaced Lomic.

The Railwaymen started the first half actively. In the 48th minute Samedov crossed to Ozdoev who shot at goal but missed.

Lokomotiv had been putting up pressure at Dynamo's goal but missed a rapid counter attack that resulted in a goal by Dzsudzsak. It seemed Dynamo fouled before that but the referee paid no attention to it.

This time Lokomotiv equalized even sooner. Six minuets later Loko was given a corner. Samedov crossed wonderfully - as usual - into the box and N'doye jumped the highest to score his first goal for Loko. And it was a header, Ndoye-style.

Alas, just three minutes later Dynamo scored a winner. Dzsudzsak crossed to Noboa who sent the ball home.

The Railwaymen kept storming Shunin's goal. In the 84th minute Samedov was close to making another assist: his another cross was meant for N'doye in the box, but this time a bit inaccurate.

In the extra time, Lokomoiv had another fat chance to equalize but Dynamo's defenders cleared the ball from the very goal line after Caicedo's header. Eschenko was there to support the attack but sent the ball a bit higher.

Lokomotiv - Dynamo 2:3 (1:1)

Goals: Kokorin, 12 (0:1). Maicon , 22 (1:1). Dzsudzsak, 59 (1:2). Ndoye, 65 (2:2). Noboa, 68 (2:3).

Lokomotiv: Kresic, Burlak, Corluka (Durica, 63), Shishkin, Eschenko, Glushakov, Samedov, Ozdoev, Pavlyuchenko (Ndoye, 46), Caicedo, Maicon (Obinna, 72).

Dynamo: Shunin, Schildenfeld, Fernandez, Granat, Lomic (Nekhaichik, 46), Dzsudzsak, Semshov (Sapeta, 90), Yusupov, Noboa, Chicherin, Kokorin (Bakkal, 89).

Yellow cards: Glushakov, 31. Pavlyuchenko, 32. Shishkin, 40. Eschenko, 44. Granat, 83. Ozdoev, 90. Yusupov, 90+2.

Referee: Sergey Lapochkin (St Petersbourg).

August 25th. Moscow. Lokomotiv Stadium. 12380 spectators.