Match Report
Avangard Kursk, 13th on 29 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Torpedo Moskva (4th, 53). Torpedo Moskva had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Avangard Kursk were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.44, Torpedo Moskva 1.44 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Avangard Kursk: three in a row. Torpedo Moskva had been beaten in three straight games.
Stadion Trudovye Reservy in Kursk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 11,329. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Torpedo Moskva led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.