Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shakhter Donetsk 1st with 53 points, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 15th with 14, 39 apart. Per game in the league, Shakhter Donetsk were scoring 1.96 and conceding 0.92, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 0.83 and 1.78, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Shakhter Donetsk, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Shakhter Donetsk held 12 points of 15 and Dinamo Makhachkala 2 4.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shakhter Donetsk led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.
Goal scorers
Shakhter Donetsk: Ruslan Suanov (14'), Ruslan Suanov (24'), Dmitri Vershkov (55'), I. Gavrilchik (90') · Dinamo Makhachkala 2: M. Abakarov (43'), I. Samchalov (87')