Match Report
The table read 2nd (Shinnik, 2 pts) against 1st (Akhmat Grozny, 3 pts), 1 points apart. Shinnik had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1/1 for Shinnik and 2/0.5 for Akhmat Grozny (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
A win had eluded Shinnik for 7 matches. Shinnik had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Akhmat Grozny, 10.
Stadion Shinnik in Yaroslavl' staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,990. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.