Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — CSKA Moskva U20 2nd with 43 points, Ufa U20 16th with 8, 35 apart. Ufa U20's recent output outran their position: 12th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, CSKA Moskva U20 were scoring 1.86 and conceding 0.95, Ufa U20 0.55 and 3.05, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
CSKA Moskva U20 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Ufa U20 had lost three in a row. CSKA Moskva U20 had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Ufa U20, 6.
Stadion Oktyabr' Artificial Turf in Moskva, capacity 78,011, hosted the game. CSKA Moskva U20 led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.