Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Chelyabinsk 4th with 59 points, Lada SOK 11th with 27, 32 apart. On recent form Lada SOK sat only 36th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Chelyabinsk ran at 2.21 scored and 0.79 conceded, Lada SOK at 1.18 and 1.21.
A win had eluded Lada SOK for 5 matches. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Chelyabinsk, 2/15 for Lada SOK.
Stadion Central'nyj in Chelyabinsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Chelyabinsk led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.




