Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Slavia 1st with 70 points, Khimik Svetlogorsk 9th with 32, 38 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Slavia 2.61 scored and 0.46 conceded per game, Khimik Svetlogorsk 1.46 and 1.57, with the league averaging 1.54.
Slavia entered with nine wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Slavia had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Khimik Svetlogorsk, 6.
Stadyen Junatsva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,300. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Slavia: Dmitry Khlebosolov (89'), V. Kurlovich (86') · Khimik Svetlogorsk: D. Khalimonchikov (80'), Andrey Mikhalchuk (48')