Match Report
Zvezda Perm, 4th with 52 points, sat 26 points above Dinamo Barnaul (12th, 26). Dinamo Barnaul had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Zvezda Perm 1.86 scored and 1 conceded per game, Dinamo Barnaul 1.04 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.5.
Dinamo Barnaul had lost nine in a row. Zvezda Perm had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Dinamo Barnaul, 0.
The venue was Stadion Zvezda in Perm', with room for 17,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zvezda Perm led 3-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 7-1.