Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Metallurg Lipetsk (1st, 63 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Znamya Noginsk (8th, 43 pts). Znamya Noginsk ranked just 43rd in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Metallurg Lipetsk 1.97 scored and 0.93 conceded per game, Znamya Noginsk 1.47 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.47.
The last-five ledger: Metallurg Lipetsk 10/15, Znamya Noginsk 4/15.
The venue was Stadion Metallurg in Lipetsk. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.


