Match Report
44 points separated the sides: Anzhi 1st on 75, Metallurg Lipetsk 19th on 31. Metallurg Lipetsk had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Anzhi 1.61 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Metallurg Lipetsk 0.79 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.14.
The venue was Anzhi-Arena, with room for 28,000 spectators. Anzhi led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Anzhi: Otar Martsvaladze (12'), Sandro Iashvili (45'), Magomed Magomedov (52')




