Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Alaniya Vladikavkaz 2nd with 46 points, Anzhi 15th with 10, 36 apart. Recent form told a different story for Anzhi: only 46th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 15th. In league terms the two rates read 1.26/1.68 for Anzhi and 2.84/0.68 for Alaniya Vladikavkaz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.4.
Defeat had followed defeat for Anzhi — five in succession. The last-five ledger: Anzhi 0/15, Alaniya Vladikavkaz 10/15.
The match was played at Stadion im. Sultana Bilimkhanova in Groznyi (capacity 30,597). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.