Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Tekstilshchik (1st, 55 pts) and Chertanovo M. 2 (13th, 13 pts). Chertanovo M. 2's recent output lagged their position: 39th on form over five rounds while 13th in the table. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Tekstilshchik ran at 1.75 scored and 0.83 conceded, Chertanovo M. 2 at 1.08 and 2.13.
Defeat had not touched Tekstilshchik in 15 games. Chertanovo M. 2 had been beaten in four straight games. The last-five ledger: Tekstilshchik 11/15, Chertanovo M. 2 1/15.
The match was played at Stadion Tekstilshchik in Ivanovo (capacity 9,565). Tekstilshchik led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.




