Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Fakel (9th, 64 pts) and Irtysh (20th, 32 pts). Fakel had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fakel 1.36 scored and 1.02 conceded per game, Irtysh 0.71 and 1.48, with the league averaging 1.22.
Fakel arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Fakel, 3/15 for Irtysh.
The venue was Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in Voronezh, with room for 32,750 spectators. On the scoreboard, Fakel led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.




