Match Report
The table read 3rd (Nosta, 6 pts) against 6th (Chelyabinsk II, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Chelyabinsk II had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/1 for Nosta and 0.5/1.75 for Chelyabinsk II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Nosta win, 1 for Chelyabinsk II, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
E. Timofeev officiated: 23 games logged, averaging 0.3 yellow cards each. The venue was Stadion Metallurg, with room for 30,251 spectators. On the scoreboard, Nosta led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Nosta: Ilya Kamyshev (30'), Aykhan Bakhysh-Zade (35'), Arseniy Vainer (38')