Match Report
39 points separated the sides: Kuban Kholding 2nd on 51, Spartak Nal'chik 3rd on 12. The last five rounds placed Spartak Nal'chik no better than 27th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Spartak Nal'chik ran at 1 scored and 0.29 conceded, Kuban Kholding at 1.85 and 0.88.
A win had eluded Spartak Nal'chik for 5 matches. 5 matches unbeaten backed Kuban Kholding's arrival. From the last five rounds, Spartak Nal'chik held 1 points of 15 and Kuban Kholding 9.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Spartak Nal'chik, 3 by Kuban Kholding, 0 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
Stadion Spartak, capacity 6,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Spartak Nal'chik: Anzor Keshtov (64') · Kuban Kholding: Ionafan Sapozhnikov (81')




