Match Report
The table read 16th (Spartak Vladikavkaz, 8 pts) against 12th (Inter Cherkessk, 20 pts), 12 points apart. Spartak Vladikavkaz had been under-performing their position — 46th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Vladikavkaz 0.74 scored and 2.11 conceded per game, Inter Cherkessk 1.26 and 2, with the league averaging 1.4.
Spartak Vladikavkaz had gone 6 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Spartak Vladikavkaz 1/15, Inter Cherkessk 7/15.
The match was played at Respublikanskiy stadion Spartak in Vladikavkaz (capacity 32,464). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spartak Vladikavkaz led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-4.


