Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Nosta (5th, 75 pts) held a 43-point advantage over Mashuk-KMV (18th, 32 pts). Mashuk-KMV's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Nosta were scoring 1.48 and conceding 0.86, Mashuk-KMV 0.93 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Nosta, winners of their last three. 8 games without a win framed Mashuk-KMV's arrival. Nosta had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Mashuk-KMV, 1.
The match was played at Gorodskoj Stadion in Polevo (capacity 1,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Nosta led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.