CSKA Moscow secured a narrow victory away to Dynamo Sungul in the Russian Superliga on Tuesday, winning 28:27 in a match that went to the wire. The result means the visitors remain unbeaten after four games, while the hosts have now played four matches without finding a win.
By then, CSKA had already established themselves as the team to beat this season. Four wins from four, eight points, and third place in the table — they are closing in on a deal with themselves, really, because the gap at the top is growing.
Dynamo Sungul sit at the bottom with zero points from four games. To be fair, they have not lost any of those matches, but neither have they won. They are drawing their way through the season, which is not a strategy that ends well.
The recent form tells the story. CSKA have won their last four matches, including a 31:25 victory over Stavropol on Sunday. Dynamo Sungul's last four results all ended in defeat before that 31:28 win against Stavropol back in May — and that was months ago.
And here's the thing about this result: it does not change the table much. CSKA stay third, Dynamo Sungul stay twelfth. But it extends a run that matters more than the positions suggest.
The visitors now have eight points and are the only side with a perfect record. Dynamo Sungul have zero. One mistake ends it, and they have made enough of them this season to fill a notebook.
