Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dinamo Moskva II (1st, 70 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Rodina Moskva III (11th, 34 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Rodina Moskva III 1.7 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Dinamo Moskva II 2.2 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.49.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Rodina Moskva III. Dinamo Moskva II came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Rodina Moskva III against 15/15 for Dinamo Moskva II.
The match was played at Stadion Rodina in Khimki (capacity 18,636). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.