Match Report
Dinamo Moskva II went into the game 2nd in the table on 38 points; Shinnik sat 1st on 52 — a 14-point gap. The last five rounds placed Dinamo Moskva II no better than 41st for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Dinamo Moskva II were scoring 2 and conceding 0.85, Shinnik 1.9 and 0.4, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Dinamo Moskva II in 5 games. Shinnik had won four straight.
The match was played at UTB Novogorsk-Dynamo in Khimki (capacity 8,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.