Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FK Nizjni Novgorod 3rd with 67 points, SKA Rostov 11th with 50, 17 apart. SKA Rostov ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, FK Nizjni Novgorod ran at 1.54 scored and 1.08 conceded, SKA Rostov at 0.86 and 1.03.
Momentum sat with FK Nizjni Novgorod, winners of their last three. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for SKA Rostov.
The match was played at Stadion Severnyj in Stadion Severnyj (capacity 3,180). On the scoreboard, FK Nizjni Novgorod led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-0.




