Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Akhmat Grozny 9th with 39 points, Tosno 14th with 24, 15 apart. Akhmat Grozny had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Akhmat Grozny ran at 1 scored and 1.13 conceded, Tosno at 0.77 and 1.8.
Momentum sat with Akhmat Grozny, winners of their last three, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Akhmat Grozny held 13 points of 15 and Tosno 7.
Akhmat Arena in Groznyi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,597. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.