Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Urozhay 1st with 80 points, Mashuk-KMV 13th with 34, 46 apart. Mashuk-KMV's recent output lagged their position: 54th on form over five rounds while 13th in the table. Per game in the league, Mashuk-KMV were scoring 1.25 and conceding 1.75, Urozhay 2.75 and 0.69, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Urozhay in 12 games.
The match was played at Yessentuki Arena in Yessentuki (capacity 2,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.