Match Report
4 points and 2 places separated them: Chelyabinsk 10th with 44, Shinnik 8th with 48. Shinnik had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Chelyabinsk ran at 1.24 scored and 1.18 conceded, Shinnik at 1 and 0.82.
10 matches unbeaten backed Shinnik's arrival. Over the last five, Chelyabinsk had taken 4 of 15 points to Shinnik's 11.
The venue was Stadion Central'nyj, with room for 15,000 spectators. Chelyabinsk led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chelyabinsk: Timur Zhamaletdinov (20'), Garrik Levin (13') · Shinnik: Denis Mironov (3'), Denis Mironov (74')
Key stats
Possession: Chelyabinsk 46% · Shinnik 54% · Total shots: 3-9 · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 2-5