Match Report
Lokomotiv Moskva went into the game 1st in the table on 11 points; Fenerbahçe sat 2nd on 9 — a 2-point gap. Lokomotiv Moskva ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotiv Moskva 2 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Fenerbahçe 1.17 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3.
Stadion Lokomotiv in Moskva, capacity 22,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lokomotiv Moskva led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.