Match Report
Khimik Dzerzhinsk, 8th on 21 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Shinnik (1st, 52). On recent form Khimik Dzerzhinsk sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.9/1.8 for Khimik Dzerzhinsk and 1.9/0.4 for Shinnik (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Khimik Dzerzhinsk had gone 8 games without a win. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Khimik Dzerzhinsk against 12/15 for Shinnik.
The venue was Stadion Khimik in Dzerzhinsk, with room for 5,266 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.