Match Report
Zenit Irkutsk went into the game 16th in the table on 17 points; Luki-Energiya sat 13th on 30 — a 13-point gap. Zenit Irkutsk had been under-performing their position — 59th on five-round form against 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, Zenit Irkutsk ran at 0.5 scored and 2.27 conceded, Luki-Energiya at 1.03 and 1.87.
Zenit Irkutsk entered with seven losses in a row. Zenit Irkutsk had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Luki-Energiya, 9.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.


