Match Report
Rotor Volgograd went into the game 11th in the table on 11 points; Chelyabinsk sat 15th on 7 — a 4-point gap. On recent form Rotor Volgograd sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Per game in the league, Rotor Volgograd were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.4, Chelyabinsk 1 and 1.78, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Volgograd Arena (capacity 3,500). Rotor Volgograd led 3-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rotor Volgograd: A. Eldarushev (14'), Aleksandr Troshechkin (32'), Said Aliev (41'), A. Eldarushev (60') · Chelyabinsk: Matvey Urvantsev (33')
Key stats
Possession: Rotor Volgograd 53% · Chelyabinsk 47% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 3-5