Match Report
SKA Rostov, 3rd with 32 points, sat 19 points above Essentuki (14th, 13). Recent form told a different story for SKA Rostov: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. In league terms the two rates read 3.67/2.67 for SKA Rostov and 0.23/1.85 for Essentuki (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.04.
Essentuki arrived off seven consecutive draws.
Stadion Trud, Moskva, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SKA Rostov led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
Goal scorers
SKA Rostov: M. Strelnik (45'), D. Kamenshchikov (50'), Kirill Klysha (83'), V. Alshanskiy (25'), D. Kamenshchikov (17')
Key stats
Corners: 12-1