Match Report
30 points for Lada Tolyatti (9th), 27 for Dinamo Barnaul (10th): a 3-point gap. Dinamo Barnaul ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lada Tolyatti 1.19 scored and 1.38 conceded per game, Dinamo Barnaul 1.12 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.27.
Stadion Torpedo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Lada Tolyatti: Dmitri Zinovich (87')