Match Report
The table read 2nd (Olimp-Dolgoprudny II, 28 pts) against 8th (Khimik Dzerzhinsk, 21 pts), 7 points apart. Khimik Dzerzhinsk had been under-performing their position — 35th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Olimp-Dolgoprudny II ran at 1.25 scored and 1.25 conceded, Khimik Dzerzhinsk at 0.9 and 1.8.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.


