Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Makhachkala (9th, 47 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Inter Cherkessk (15th, 18 pts). Inter Cherkessk ranked just 59th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Makhachkala ran at 1.5 scored and 1.31 conceded, Inter Cherkessk at 0.88 and 2.78.
Defeat had followed defeat for Inter Cherkessk — four in succession. From the last five rounds, Makhachkala held 10 points of 15 and Inter Cherkessk 3.
Makhachkala led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.




