Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — ML Vitebsk 2nd with 73 points, Shakhtyor Petrikov 15th with 31, 42 apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.21/0.79 for ML Vitebsk and 0.97/1.79 for Shakhtyor Petrikov (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
ML Vitebsk came in having won five on the spin. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for ML Vitebsk against 6/15 for Shakhtyor Petrikov.
The match was played at CSK Vitebskiy Iskusstvennoe pole (capacity 250). ML Vitebsk led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-0.
Goal scorers
ML Vitebsk: Mikhail Markin (25'), Denis Kozlovski (35'), Kirill Kirilenko (43')
Key stats
Total shots: 10-2 · On target: 3-0