Match Report
Chertanovo went into the game 6th in the table on 22 points; Olimp-Dolgoprudny II sat 2nd on 28 — a 6-point gap. Chertanovo ranked just 41st in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Per game in the league, Chertanovo were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.88, Olimp-Dolgoprudny II 1.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Chertanovo entered with four losses in a row.
The match was played at Stadion Avangard in Domodedovo (capacity 5,100). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.