SAMARA (Interstat) — Krylya Sovetov used goals on either side of halftime to beat Dynamo Makhachkala 2-0 on Thursday in a Russian league match. Amar Rahmanovic opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, and Mihajlo Banjac added a second in the 68th as the home side controlled the key moments. Dynamo Makhachkala could not find a response and finished the match without a goal. The result moved Krylya Sovetov to 1 win and 1 loss in this competition, while Dynamo Makhachkala fell to 0 wins and 2 losses.

Rahmanovic’s opener gave Krylya Sovetov the lead after a measured start. The midfielder played 67 minutes and finished with one goal, departing after helping establish the advantage. Banjac doubled the margin in the second half, and his 30-minute statline included one goal. Rahmanovic’s goal came in the 32nd minute and set the tone for a first half in which Krylya Sovetov held the advantage. Banjac’s goal in the 68th gave the hosts a two-goal cushion and forced Dynamo Makhachkala to chase the game over the final 20 minutes. The two strikes proved enough because Dynamo Makhachkala never scored.

The match grew more physical after the break. Krylya Sovetov’s I. Chesnokov was booked in the 56th minute. Dynamo Makhachkala’s V. Khubulov received a yellow card in the 60th minute, and Krylya Sovetov’s Fernando Costanza was cautioned in the 64th. Chesnokov’s booking came after the restart, and Khubulov’s caution followed four minutes later. Fernando Costanza was then booked four minutes after Khubulov as the match became more heated. Those cards came during a stretch when both teams made changes, with Dynamo Makhachkala and Krylya Sovetov each using substitutions at the interval and again around the hour mark. The three yellow cards were the only cautions listed in the match.

Dynamo Makhachkala made a pair of changes in the 46th minute and another pair in the 58th, trying to alter the match after falling behind. Krylya Sovetov also adjusted, making substitutions in the 46th and 60th minutes before Rahmanovic came off in the 67th. Dynamo Makhachkala used Lesovoy in the 46th minute, Smelov and Apshatsev in the 58th, Serderov in the 65th and Sandrachuk in the 69th. Krylya Sovetov brought on Akhmetov in the 46th, Saltykov and Vityugov in the 60th, and Gorshkov in the 88th. Dynamo Makhachkala’s five changes were not enough to spark a comeback, and Krylya Sovetov’s bench helped close out the match. The substitutions did not change the central fact of the match: Krylya Sovetov scored in each half and protected the lead.

The win improved Krylya Sovetov’s overall record across competitions to 3 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Dynamo Makhachkala’s overall mark across competitions is now 1 win, 4 losses and 1 draw. Krylya Sovetov entered the match after a 2-0 win at FK Rubin Kazan and had also beaten Akron Togliatti 4-0 at home earlier in the season, though it had lost to Fakel Voronezh and FK Baltika Kaliningrad in between. Dynamo Makhachkala had lost at Zenit and at Orenburg, drawn with Akron Togliatti, lost to Zenit at home and beaten Leningradets. Dynamo Makhachkala next faces FK Rostov at home.

Krylya Sovetov’s victory came with the home side as the pregame favorite. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Krylya Sovetov 3, Dynamo Makhachkala 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Krylya Sovetov with a 70.6 percent probability to win. Krylya Sovetov had been installed with a spread of -0.5. The over/under line was 2.5, and the match total was 2. Those pregame figures favored the home side before the match began, and the home side led from the 32nd minute onward.