Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mashuk-KMV 12th with 57 points, Sodovik Sterlitamak 20th with 34, 23 apart. Mashuk-KMV had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Sodovik Sterlitamak ran at 0.76 scored and 1.55 conceded, Mashuk-KMV at 1.26 and 1.24.


