Match Report
Volgar Astrakhan, 3rd with 59 points, sat 44 points above Angusht (14th, 15). Angusht had been under-performing their position — 53rd on five-round form against 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Angusht 0.46 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Volgar Astrakhan 1.71 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.31.
Angusht had lost three in a row. Volgar Astrakhan had won three straight. From the last five rounds, Angusht held 3 points of 15 and Volgar Astrakhan 10.
Stadion Central'nyj im. Rashida Ausheva, capacity 3,200, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Volgar Astrakhan: Yury Pugachev (58'), A. Bolonin (67'), Artem Pogosov (84')
Key stats
Possession: Angusht 49% · Volgar Astrakhan 51% · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 1-4