Match Report
The table gap was wide: 31 points between Metallurg Lipetsk (1st, 63 pts) and Khimki 2 (12th, 32 pts). Recent form told a different story for Metallurg Lipetsk: only 21st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Khimki 2 1.4 scored and 2.17 conceded per game, Metallurg Lipetsk 1.97 and 0.93, with the league averaging 1.47.
From the last five rounds, Khimki 2 held 4 points of 15 and Metallurg Lipetsk 10.
The match was played at Stadion Novye Khimki (capacity 3,760). Metallurg Lipetsk led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Metallurg Lipetsk: V. Babaev (30')
Key stats
Possession: Khimki 2 46% · Metallurg Lipetsk 54% · Total shots: 6-13 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 7-10




