Match Report
The table gap was wide: 51 points between Khimik Dzerzhinsk (2nd, 59 pts) and Sokol Kazan (14th, 8 pts). Recent form told a different story for Khimik Dzerzhinsk: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 2.24/0.8 for Khimik Dzerzhinsk and 0.57/1.64 for Sokol Kazan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.41.
Khimik Dzerzhinsk had drawn their last three.
The venue was Stadion Khimik in Dzerzhinsk, with room for 5,266 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.




