Match Report
Lada SOK, 11th with 27 points, sat 15 points above Orenburg II (15th, 12). Orenburg II had been under-performing their position — 59th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Per game in the league, Lada SOK were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.21, Orenburg II 0.54 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Orenburg II had won three straight.
Stadion Start in Ulyanovsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,850. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.