Match Report
Metallurg Vidnoye went into the game 9th in the table on 17 points; Khimki 2 sat 6th on 26 — a 9-point gap. Metallurg Vidnoye had been under-performing their position — 42nd on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Metallurg Vidnoye were scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.2, Khimki 2 1.55 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Metallurg Vidnoye had lost three in a row. Metallurg Vidnoye had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Khimki 2, 7.
Stadion Metallurg Vidnoe in Vidnoe staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.