Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Sakhalin (7th, 42 pts) and Kolomna (14th, 21 pts). Recent form flatters Sakhalin's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 7th. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Kolomna ran at 0.79 scored and 2 conceded, Sakhalin at 1.07 and 0.82.
Stadion Trud in Kolomna staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.