Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Avangard Kursk 8th with 56 points, Tyumen 19th with 31, 25 apart. On recent form Avangard Kursk sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. Per game in the league, Tyumen were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.29, Avangard Kursk 1.29 and 1.11, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
8 games without a win framed Tyumen's arrival.
Stadion Geolog in Tyumen', capacity 13,057, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.