Match Report
Dinamo Bryansk, 2nd with 61 points, sat 17 points above Metallurg Lipetsk (7th, 44). The last five rounds placed Metallurg Lipetsk no better than 11th for form, against 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Dinamo Bryansk were scoring 1.75 and conceding 0.64, Metallurg Lipetsk 1.3 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Dinamo Bryansk wins, 3 for Metallurg Lipetsk, 0 draws, at 1.2 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 80% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stadion Dinamo, with room for 15,032 spectators. Dinamo Bryansk led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Dinamo Bryansk: Dmitriy Pikatov (17'), Denis Golovko (89') · Metallurg Lipetsk: Mikhail Kazimir (56')




