Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Salyut Belgorod (1st, 44 pts) and Balashikha (12th, 13 pts). On recent form Balashikha sat only 47th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 12th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.59/2.27 for Balashikha and 2.09/0.86 for Salyut Belgorod (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.76.
Defeat had followed defeat for Balashikha — six in succession.
Sportkompleks Znamja Truda in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Salyut Belgorod led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.


