Match Report
The table gap was wide: 53 points between Khimik Dzerzhinsk (1st, 56 pts) and Orenburg II (1st, 3 pts). On recent form Khimik Dzerzhinsk sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. In league terms the two rates read 2.59/0.73 for Khimik Dzerzhinsk and 2/0 for Orenburg II (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.56.
Khimik Dzerzhinsk had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Orenburg II, 5.
I. Gaziev officiated: 19 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. Stadion Khimik staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,266. On the scoreboard, Khimik Dzerzhinsk led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Khimik Dzerzhinsk: Ilya Gruznov (6'), Ilya Gruznov (17') · Orenburg II: Dmitriy Cherkasov (32')
Key stats
Possession: Khimik Dzerzhinsk 62% · Orenburg II 38% · Total shots: 10-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-2