Match Report
Syzran-2003, 3rd on 41 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Neftekhimik (1st, 63). Syzran-2003 had been under-performing their position — 32nd on five-round form against 3rd in the table.
The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Syzran-2003 against 12/15 for Neftekhimik.
The venue was Stadion Central'nyj in Syzran', with room for 12,500 spectators. A. Lapatukhin took charge of the match — our records show 46 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.