Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Spartak Nal'chik (6th, 43 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Akademiya Futbola (15th, 9 pts). Akademiya Futbola had been under-performing their position — 56th on five-round form against 15th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.04 for Spartak Nal'chik and 0.39/2.36 for Akademiya Futbola (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Akademiya Futbola.
With 13 matches recorded and 1.5 yellow cards per game, A. Ivannikov was the man in the middle. Stadion Spartak in Nalchik, capacity 14,400, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.