Match Report
The table gap was wide: 33 points between Dinamo Moskva II (4th, 58 pts) and Chita (14th, 25 pts). The last five rounds placed Chita no better than 36th for form, against 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Dinamo Moskva II ran at 2.1 scored and 1.23 conceded, Chita at 0.87 and 2.2.
Momentum sat with Dinamo Moskva II, winners of their last four, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Stadion Rodina in Khimki (capacity 18,636). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dinamo Moskva II led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.