Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Dolgie Prudy 1st with 72 points, Leningradets 5th with 54, 18 apart. Leningradets had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.7/0.6 for Dolgie Prudy and 1.7/0.97 for Leningradets (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
Dolgie Prudy carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.