Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Lokomotiv Moskva U19 (4th, 63 pts) and Sochi U19 (14th, 25 pts). Per game in the league, Lokomotiv Moskva U19 were scoring 1.7 and conceding 0.57, Sochi U19 1 and 1.76, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Lokomotiv Moskva U19 were unbeaten in 10. A win had eluded Sochi U19 for 5 matches, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Over the last five, Lokomotiv Moskva U19 had taken 11 of 15 points to Sochi U19's 2.
RZD Arena, capacity 28,800, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Lokomotiv Moskva U19: Elvin Danilov (55'), Denis Traygel (90') · Sochi U19: Roman Shmelev (57')
Key stats
Possession: Lokomotiv Moskva U19 67% · Sochi U19 33% · Total shots: 14-3 · On target: 7-2 · Corners: 8-2