Match Report
10 points and 5 places separated them: Sochi 16th with 22, Krylya Sovetov 11th with 32. Sochi ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position.
7 games without a win framed Krylya Sovetov's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 0 Sochi wins, 5 for Krylya Sovetov, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting.
V. Moskalev officiated: 55 games logged, averaging 2.1 yellow cards each. Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht staged the fixture, a ground that holds 47,659. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Krylya Sovetov led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Sochi: Marcelo Alves (48'), Marcelo Alves (90') · Krylya Sovetov: I. Oleynikov (16')
Key stats
Possession: Sochi 58% · Krylya Sovetov 42% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 7-5