Match Report
The table read 3rd (Lokomotiv Moskva U19, 33 pts) against 5th (Chertanovo U20, 26 pts), 7 points apart. Lokomotiv Moskva U19 had been under-performing their position — 24th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 2.67 goals per team per game, Lokomotiv Moskva U19 ran at 2.22 scored and 1.44 conceded, Chertanovo U20 at 1.94 and 1.78.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Chertanovo U20.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Lokomotiv Moskva U19, 0 for Chertanovo U20 and 1 drawn, at 3.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Sapsan Arena in Moskva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,502. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lokomotiv Moskva U19 led 3-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 7-0.
Goal scorers
Lokomotiv Moskva U19: S. Topinka (32'), A. Korneev (9'), E. Danilov (28'), F. Bondar (55'), A. Morozov (68'), E. Stepanov (79'), B. Tsybrov (90')