Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Saransk 2nd with 44 points, Kvant 6th with 27, 17 apart. The last five rounds placed Kvant no better than 37th for form, against 6th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kvant were scoring 1 and conceding 0.9, Saransk 2.2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Kvant had not won in 9 games.
The venue was Stadion Trud in Obninsk, with room for 3,978 spectators. On the scoreboard, Saransk led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-4.