Match Report
Zvezda Irkutsk, 19th on 29 points, faced a 28-point deficit to FK Novokuznetsk (14th, 57). Recent form flatters FK Novokuznetsk's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 14th. In league terms the two rates read 0.86/2.26 for Zvezda Irkutsk and 1.07/1.02 for FK Novokuznetsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: FK Novokuznetsk led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Zvezda Irkutsk: Aleksandr Skvortsov (72') · FK Novokuznetsk: Evgeny Yatchenko (33'), Evgeny Yatchenko (38'), Andrey Nikolaev (70')


