Match Report
Shakhter Donetsk, 1st with 48 points, sat 21 points above Druzhba (9th, 27). Druzhba had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 9th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.3/1.25 for Druzhba and 2/0.9 for Shakhter Donetsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
The referee was D. Magomedov, with 15 matches in our database and 0.0 yellows per game on average. Stadion Druzhba, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.