Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Krasnodar (22nd, 18 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Afips (710th, 3 pts). Afips ranked just 1765th in the league on five-round form despite their 710th table position. Per game in the league, Krasnodar were scoring 1.88 and conceding 0.25, Afips 1 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.64 goals per team per game.
Krasnodar carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Afips came in having won three on the spin.
The venue was Stadion FK Krasnodar in Krasnodar, with room for 31,654 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.