Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Akhmat Grozny (8th, 42 pts) and Anzhi (15th, 21 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.43/1.67 for Anzhi and 0.97/1.03 for Akhmat Grozny (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
5 games without a win framed Anzhi's arrival. Akhmat Grozny came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Anzhi held 1 points of 15 and Akhmat Grozny 12.
The match was played at Anzhi-Arena in Kaspiysk (capacity 28,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.