Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between KAMAZ (1st, 64 pts) and Lada SOK (11th, 27 pts). Lada SOK had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.18/1.21 for Lada SOK and 2.68/0.89 for KAMAZ (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.47.
KAMAZ had won four straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Lada SOK had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; KAMAZ, 12.
The match was played at Stadion Start in Ulyanovsk (capacity 3,850). On the scoreboard, KAMAZ led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-3 the final score.