Match Report
Khimki, 2nd with 54 points, sat 35 points above Tekstilshchik (20th, 19). Recent form told a different story for Khimki: only 8th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Khimki were scoring 1.85 and conceding 0.7, Tekstilshchik 0.93 and 1.93, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Khimki had won three straight. Tekstilshchik arrived off three straight defeats. Over the last five, Khimki had taken 12 of 15 points to Tekstilshchik's 3.
Arena Khimki in Khimki, capacity 26,319, hosted the game. Khimki led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Khimki: Nik Ledgerwood (53'), Aleksandr Radchenko (23' og) · Tekstilshchik: Ilya Yurchenko (81')
Key stats
Possession: Khimki 47% · Tekstilshchik 53% · On target: 4-8 · Corners: 1-5