Match Report
44 points for Chelyabinsk (10th), 49 for Spartak Kostroma (6th): a 5-point gap. Spartak Kostroma's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Chelyabinsk were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.18, Spartak Kostroma 1.35 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Central'nyj (capacity 15,000). It was 2-2 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chelyabinsk: Ramazan Gadzimuradov (11'), Wilfried Eza (35'), Georgi Gongadze (89') · Spartak Kostroma: Faruk Gogić (24'), Amur Kalmykov (43'), Amur Kalmykov (70')
Key stats
Possession: Chelyabinsk 49% · Spartak Kostroma 51% · Total shots: 8-14 · On target: 7-12 · Corners: 1-4