Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Orenburg (3rd, 74 pts) held a 21-point advantage over Krasnodar II (11th, 53 pts). Orenburg had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Krasnodar II 1.18 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Orenburg 1.68 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.26.
Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Krasnodar II led 2-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Krasnodar II: Bogdan Reichman (3'), O. Olusegun (9'), A. Matsukatov (71'), A. Matsukatov (80'), R. Khalnazarov (87') · Orenburg: Sergey Breev (60'), Vladimir Poluyakhtov (66')