Match Report
In the standings it was Saturn Ramenskoye 6th on 29 points, Akademiya Tambov 3rd on 33 — separated by 4. Saturn Ramenskoye had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Saturn Ramenskoye were scoring 1.76 and conceding 1.06, Akademiya Tambov 1.53 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Saturn in Ramenskoye (capacity 14,274). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Akademiya Tambov led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.