Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Leningradets (1st, 51 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Torpedo Vladimir (5th, 28 pts). On recent form Torpedo Vladimir sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Torpedo Vladimir were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.55, Leningradets 2.4 and 0.55, against a competition average of 1.76 goals per team per game.
Torpedo Vladimir had not lost in 5 games.
Stadion Torpedo in Vladimir staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,636. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Leningradets led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.