Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Shinnik (8th, 43 pts) and Luch Vladivostok (16th, 27 pts). Luch Vladivostok had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Shinnik ran at 1.59 scored and 1.3 conceded, Luch Vladivostok at 1.04 and 1.48.
Luch Vladivostok had lost three in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 4 Shinnik wins, 5 for Luch Vladivostok, 2 draws, at 2.82 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadion Shinnik (capacity 22,990). L. Verulidze officiated: 28 games logged, averaging 1.1 yellow cards each. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Shinnik: V. Aleynikov (44'), E. Nizamutdinov (67'), E. Nizamutdinov (90') · Luch Vladivostok: Vadim Steklov (32')
Key stats
Possession: Shinnik 59% · Luch Vladivostok 41% · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 11-3