Match Report
In the standings it was Avangard Kursk 2nd on 38 points, Sakhalin 4th on 37 — separated by 1. Avangard Kursk's recent output lagged their position: 17th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Avangard Kursk were scoring 1.77 and conceding 1.09, Sakhalin 2.92 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.76 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Sakhalin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Stadion Trudovye Reservy in Kursk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,329. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Avangard Kursk led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.