Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Ararat Moskva 8th on 23, Kvant 14th on 8. The last five rounds placed Ararat Moskva no better than 52nd for form, against 8th in the standings.
Kvant had gone 5 games without a win. Defeat had followed defeat for Ararat Moskva — five in succession.
Y. Karpov officiated: 56 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. Stadion Trud in Obninsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,978. On the scoreboard, Ararat Moskva led 3-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-5.