Match Report
Chita went into the game 17th in the table on 35 points; SKA Rostov sat 15th on 47 — a 12-point gap. SKA Rostov had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Chita 0.71 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, SKA Rostov 1.13 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.14.
Defeat had followed defeat for Chita — three in succession. SKA Rostov's unbeaten run stood at 5.
Stadion Lokomotiv in Chita, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, SKA Rostov led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-4.