Match Report
A win had eluded Akhmat Grozny for 8 matches. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Ural, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Akhmat Grozny against 12/15 for Ural.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Akhmat Grozny wins, 2 for Ural, 1 draw, at 1.83 goals per meeting.
Akhmat Arena in Groznyi, capacity 30,597, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Akhmat Grozny: G. Melkadze (51'), D. Zorin (90')