Match Report
Irtysh went into the game 2nd in the table on 45 points; Sakhalin sat 1st on 47 — a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Irtysh: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Irtysh 1.9 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Sakhalin 2.05 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.31.
Sakhalin were unbeaten in 5.
The venue was Krytyj futbolnyj Manesh MU SK Krasnaya zvezda. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sakhalin led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Irtysh: Stanislav Mareev (84') · Sakhalin: D. Bolshunov (74'), A. Gagloev (1')
Key stats
Possession: Irtysh 53% · Sakhalin 47% · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 8-5




