Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Yenisey 5th on 63, Metallurg Lipetsk 19th on 33. Metallurg Lipetsk ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Yenisey 1.53 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Metallurg Lipetsk 0.82 and 1.84, with the league averaging 1.26.
Momentum sat with Yenisey, winners of their last three. From the last five rounds, Yenisey held 13 points of 15 and Metallurg Lipetsk 3.
The match was played at Central'nyj Stadion (capacity 22,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Yenisey: G. Ferreyra (24'), N. Glushkov (61') · Metallurg Lipetsk: V. Babaev (35')
Key stats
Corners: 8-2