Match Report
The table read 10th (Chelyabinsk, 44 pts) against 11th (Neftekhimik, 43 pts), 1 points apart. Neftekhimik had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Chelyabinsk were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.18, Neftekhimik 1.18 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Chelyabinsk had not won in 8 games.
Stadion Central'nyj 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 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Chelyabinsk: Timofey Komissarov (7'), Ramazan Gadzimuradov (56')
Key stats
Possession: Chelyabinsk 51% · Neftekhimik 49% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 5-1




