Match Report
Zarya Lugansk went into the game 10th in the table on 23 points; Astrakhan sat 11th on 22 — a 1-point gap. On the form table Zarya Lugansk stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.52 for Zarya Lugansk and 1.25/1.6 for Astrakhan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
V. Latsviev officiated: 43 games logged, averaging 0.8 yellow cards each. Zarya Lugansk led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zarya Lugansk: M. Zakharov (38'), M. Zakharov (56'), T. Sharapov (89'), M. Agapov (90')