Match Report
The table read 36th (Sakhalin, 6 pts) against 9th (Chernomorets, 12 pts), 6 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Chernomorets: only 554th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 9th. Scoring rates set the scale: Sakhalin 3.5 scored and 0 conceded per game, Chernomorets 1.44 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.69.
Stadion Spartak in Nalchik staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,400. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sakhalin led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.


