Match Report
2 points and 2 places separated them: Nart Cherkessk 8th with 28, Pobeda 6th with 30. The last five rounds placed Nart Cherkessk no better than 13th for form, against 8th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.3/0.95 for Nart Cherkessk and 2/1.22 for Pobeda (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
A win had eluded Pobeda for 12 matches. From the last five rounds, Nart Cherkessk held 8 points of 15 and Pobeda 2.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nart Cherkessk 4, draws 2, Pobeda 0, at 1 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 0% of meetings.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Pobeda: M. Azarenkov (78')