Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Druzhba (3rd, 34 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Spartak Vladikavkaz (16th, 8 pts). Spartak Vladikavkaz's recent output lagged their position: 46th on form over five rounds while 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Druzhba were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.37, Spartak Vladikavkaz 0.74 and 2.11, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Druzhba came in having won nine on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Druzhba had taken 15 of 15 points to Spartak Vladikavkaz's 4.
Stadion Druzhba in Maykop staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.