Match Report
27 points for Avangard Kursk (9th), 22 for Strogino (12th): a 5-point gap. Strogino had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Avangard Kursk 1.19 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Strogino 1.14 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.45.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Strogino.
The match was played at Stadion Trudovye Reservy (capacity 11,329). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Avangard Kursk: E. Balitsky (63') · Strogino: N. Chelyshev (61'), D. Komarov (72'), N. Chelyshev (82')




