Match Report
Ufa went into the game 6th in the table on 43 points; Amkar Perm' sat 13th on 32 — an 11-point gap. The last five rounds placed Amkar Perm' 8th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Ufa 1.13 scored and 1 conceded per game, Amkar Perm' 0.63 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.13.
Ufa came in having won four on the spin. Over the last five, Ufa had taken 13 of 15 points to Amkar Perm''s 7.
The match was played at Stadion Neftyanik in Ufa (capacity 15,200). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.