Match Report
The table read 5th (Novosibirsk, 34 pts) against 3rd (Khimik-Avgust, 24 pts), 10 points apart. Novosibirsk's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 2.25 goals per team per game, Novosibirsk ran at 5.8 scored and 6.6 conceded, Khimik-Avgust at 4.4 and 4.2.
Novosibirsk had not lost in 6 games. Khimik-Avgust had been beaten in three straight games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Novosibirsk against 3/15 for Khimik-Avgust.
It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.




