Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Tekstilshchik 14th with 50 points, Dinamo Bryansk 19th with 35, 15 apart. Tekstilshchik ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 14th table position. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Tekstilshchik ran at 0.81 scored and 1.17 conceded, Dinamo Bryansk at 0.6 and 1.5.
Over the last five, Tekstilshchik had taken 10 of 15 points to Dinamo Bryansk's 4.
Stadion Tekstilshchik in Ivanovo, capacity 9,565, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.