Match Report
1 points and 1 places separated them: Akron II 2nd with 7, Orenburg II 1st with 8. The last five rounds placed Orenburg II no better than 8th for form, against 1st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.75/1.25 for Akron II and 2.25/1 for Orenburg II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Orenburg II had been beaten in three straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Akron II win, 4 for Orenburg II, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. In 67% of the meetings, both sides found the net.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Akron II: Sergey Novikov (53') · Orenburg II: Yaroslav Pitintsev (89')
Key stats
Possession: Akron II 49% · Orenburg II 51% · Total shots: 7-5 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 13-4