Match Report
Chelyabinsk went into the game 15th in the table on 7 points; SKA Khabarovsk sat 18th on 3 — a 4-point gap. SKA Khabarovsk's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Chelyabinsk ran at 1 scored and 1.78 conceded, SKA Khabarovsk at 0.89 and 2.22.
Stadion Central'nyj, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chelyabinsk: Aleksey Berdnikov (24'), Ramazan Gadzimuradov (56'), Ramazan Gadzimuradov (67') · SKA Khabarovsk: Michael Gorelishvili (45')
Key stats
Possession: Chelyabinsk 44% · SKA Khabarovsk 56% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 8-6 · Corners: 6-10