Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Fakel 2nd on 68, Torpedo Moskva 9th on 46. Per game in the league, Torpedo Moskva were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.15, Fakel 1.29 and 0.65, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Torpedo Moskva 4, draws 2, Fakel 2, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Torpedo Moskva: Aleksandr Orekhov (24'), Ruslan Apekov (76') · Fakel: Butta Magomedov (39'), Maksim Turishchev (89')
Key stats
Possession: Torpedo Moskva 54% · Fakel 46% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 12-4 · Corners: 4-1