Match Report
43 points separated the sides: Ryazan 6th on 50, Khimki 2 16th on 7. Khimki 2 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/1.67 for Khimki 2 and 1.31/1 for Ryazan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
Level finishes had become the habit for Khimki 2: three in a row. Defeat had not touched Ryazan in 7 games.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Khimki 2 1, draws 2, Ryazan 3, at 3 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadion Novye Khimki in Khimki (capacity 3,760). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.