Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Orenburg (2nd, 94 pts) held a 67-point advantage over Chertanovo (21st, 27 pts). Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Chertanovo ran at 0.83 scored and 1.9 conceded, Orenburg at 1.86 and 0.79.
13 games without a win framed Chertanovo's arrival. Orenburg came in having won four on the spin. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Chertanovo against 12/15 for Orenburg.
The match was played at Sportivnyj gorodok Luzhniki in Moskva (capacity 2,640). On the scoreboard, Orenburg led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.