Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Znamya Noginsk 8th with 43, Avangard Kursk 11th with 36. Recent form told a different story for Znamya Noginsk: only 43rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Znamya Noginsk 1.47 scored and 1.27 conceded per game, Avangard Kursk 1.17 and 1.37, with the league averaging 1.47.
The match was played at Stadion Znamya in Noginsk (capacity 2,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.