Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Yenisey 8th with 49 points, Alaniya Vladikavkaz 18th with 27, 22 apart. Yenisey ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Yenisey 1.06 scored and 1.15 conceded per game, Alaniya Vladikavkaz 0.71 and 1.47, with the league averaging 1.08.
A win had eluded Yenisey for 6 matches. Alaniya Vladikavkaz carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Over the last five, Yenisey had taken 3 of 15 points to Alaniya Vladikavkaz's 9.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by Yenisey, 3 by Alaniya Vladikavkaz, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 56%.
The match was played at Futbol-arena Enisey (capacity 6,000). Yenisey led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Yenisey: Andrey Okladnikov (32')
Key stats
Possession: Yenisey 49% · Alaniya Vladikavkaz 51% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 3-2