Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Chernomorets (1st, 72 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Forte Taganrog (5th, 43 pts). On recent form Forte Taganrog sat only 22nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Forte Taganrog were scoring 1.42 and conceding 0.85, Chernomorets 12.6 and 4.2, against a competition average of 2.04 goals per team per game.
Forte Arena Taganrog in Taganrog staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,350. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.