Match Report
Khimik Novomoskovsk, 9th with 43 points, sat 24 points above Sakhalin (16th, 19). The last five rounds placed Sakhalin no better than 59th for form, against 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Sakhalin were scoring 0.87 and conceding 1.8, Khimik Novomoskovsk 1.5 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Sakhalin for 6 matches. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Sakhalin, 8/15 for Khimik Novomoskovsk.
The match was played at Stadion Spartak in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (capacity 4,200). Khimik Novomoskovsk led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.


