Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kuban Kholding 2nd with 51 points, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 8th with 3, 48 apart. The last five rounds placed Dinamo Makhachkala 2 no better than 27th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kuban Kholding were scoring 1.85 and conceding 0.88, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 0.86 and 2.29, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Kuban Kholding's arrival. Seven consecutive defeats weighed on Dinamo Makhachkala 2. From the last five rounds, Kuban Kholding held 9 points of 15 and Dinamo Makhachkala 2 0.
Stadion Urozhay, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kuban Kholding led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Kuban Kholding: Maksim Dmitriev (9'), Maksim Dmitriev (63')
Key stats
Corners: 11-0