Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Tuapse (13th, 30 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Essentuki (17th, 10 pts). Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Tuapse ran at 1.16 scored and 1.75 conceded, Essentuki at 0.5 and 3.31.
Essentuki arrived off four straight defeats.
The match was played at Stadion Vodnik in Tuapse (capacity 2,370). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tuapse led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.




