Match Report
Arsenal Tula II, 4th on 30 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Sokol Saratov (1st, 46). Arsenal Tula II had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.4/2 for Arsenal Tula II and 1.9/0.5 for Sokol Saratov (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Sokol Saratov carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this.
The match was played at Stadion Arsenal in Tula (capacity 20,074). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sokol Saratov led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.


