Match Report
Balashikha, 12th on 13 points, faced a 24-point deficit to Sakhalin (4th, 37). The last five rounds placed Balashikha no better than 47th for form, against 12th in the standings.
Defeat had not touched Sakhalin in 6 games. 6 games without a win framed Balashikha's arrival. The last-five ledger: Sakhalin 13/15, Balashikha 1/15.
With 43 matches recorded and 0.6 yellow cards per game, D. Matveev was the man in the middle. Stadion Spartak in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, capacity 4,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sakhalin led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.