Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Volga Ulyanovsk 3rd with 59 points, Lada SOK 11th with 27, 32 apart. Lada SOK had been under-performing their position — 36th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Volga Ulyanovsk ran at 1.61 scored and 0.54 conceded, Lada SOK at 1.18 and 1.21.
The match was played at Stadion Trud in Ulyanovsk (capacity 10,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.