Match Report
In the standings it was Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod 3rd on 43 points, Khimik Dzerzhinsk 1st on 56 — separated by 13. Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod ran at 2.32 scored and 1.5 conceded, Khimik Dzerzhinsk at 2.59 and 0.73.
Khimik Dzerzhinsk led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Khimik Dzerzhinsk: Kirill Gordeev (17')




