Match Report
Irtysh, 20th on 32 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Volgar Astrakhan (13th, 54). Volgar Astrakhan had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 13th in the table. Per game in the league, Irtysh were scoring 0.71 and conceding 1.48, Volgar Astrakhan 1.12 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Irtysh. Volgar Astrakhan had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Irtysh, 9/15 for Volgar Astrakhan.
The venue was Krytyj futbolnyj Manesh MU SK Krasnaya zvezda in Omsk. Irtysh led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.




