Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sokol Saratov 5th with 55 points, Kvant 13th with 28, 27 apart. Recent form told a different story for Kvant: only 50th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 13th. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Kvant ran at 1.03 scored and 1.8 conceded, Sokol Saratov at 1.47 and 0.7.
The match was played at Arena Annenki in Kaluga. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.