Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: KAMAZ (1st, 64 pts) held a 51-point advantage over Lada Tolyatti (13th, 13 pts). Lada Tolyatti ranked just 59th in the league on five-round form despite their 13th table position. Per game in the league, KAMAZ were scoring 2.68 and conceding 0.89, Lada Tolyatti 0.54 and 3.57, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
KAMAZ had won five straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. KAMAZ had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Lada Tolyatti, 4.
The match was played at Stadion KAMAZ in Naberezhnye Chelny (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, KAMAZ led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.