Match Report
Akron, 1st with 38 points, sat 28 points above Lada Tolyatti (11th, 10). Lada Tolyatti ranked just 58th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lada Tolyatti 0.71 scored and 2.76 conceded per game, Akron 1.71 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.4.
Lada Tolyatti entered with eight losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Lada Tolyatti, 8/15 for Akron.
The match was played at Stadion Torpedo in Tol'yatti (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.