Match Report
26 points for Zvezda Sint Petersburg (5th), 31 for Kazanka (3rd): a 5-point gap. The last five rounds placed Kazanka no better than 41st for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Zvezda Sint Petersburg 1.44 scored and 1.28 conceded per game, Kazanka 1.25 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.39.
Kazanka had been beaten in three straight games. From the last five rounds, Zvezda Sint Petersburg held 10 points of 15 and Kazanka 1.
On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.