Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rostov U19 5th with 53 points, Baltika U19 16th with 14, 39 apart. Rostov U19 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Per game in the league, Baltika U19 were scoring 0.73 and conceding 2.33, Rostov U19 1.6 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Rostov U19 had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Baltika U19 held 3 points of 15 and Rostov U19 13.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Rostov U19: Vladislav Sokolov (72')