Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Yenisey 10th with 63 points, Irtysh 20th with 32, 31 apart. The last five rounds placed Yenisey 4th in the league for form — higher than their 10th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.29 for Yenisey and 0.71/1.48 for Irtysh (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
Irtysh had been beaten in six straight games. Over the last five, Yenisey had taken 7 of 15 points to Irtysh's 0.
Central'nyj Stadion in Krasnoyarsk, capacity 22,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yenisey led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.