Match Report
Alaniya Vladikavkaz, 8th on 49 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Khimki (1st, 66). Per game in the league, Alaniya Vladikavkaz were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.24, Khimki 1.65 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Alaniya Vladikavkaz had drawn their last three. Khimki carried an 11-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 14 consecutive games.
The venue was Respublikanskiy stadion Spartak, with room for 32,464 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
Alaniya Vladikavkaz: Islam Mashukov (40') · Khimki: Aleksandr Rudenko (5'), Khetag Khosonov (52'), Arshak Koryan (61'), Aleksandr Rudenko (70')
Key stats
Possession: Alaniya Vladikavkaz 56% · Khimki 44% · On target: 4-9 · Corners: 6-9