Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Kosmos Dolgoprudny 2nd with 54 points, Ryazan 10th with 35, 19 apart. Kosmos Dolgoprudny had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ryazan 1.18 scored and 1.11 conceded per game, Kosmos Dolgoprudny 1.61 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.27.
Kosmos Dolgoprudny arrived on a run of four straight wins. From the last five rounds, Ryazan held 7 points of 15 and Kosmos Dolgoprudny 13.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Ryazan have 2 wins to Kosmos Dolgoprudny's 1, with 1 draw, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stadion Spartak in Ryazan' (capacity 6,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.