Match Report
12 points for Neftekhimik (12th), 22 for Ural (5th): a 10-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.58/1.25 for Neftekhimik and 1.64/0.45 for Ural (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Neftekhimik win, 2 for Ural, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
Stadion Neftekhimik staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. With 67 matches recorded and 1.0 yellow cards per game, N. Voloshin was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ural: Ilya Ishkov (75')
Key stats
Possession: Neftekhimik 36% · Ural 64% · Total shots: 4-6 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 1-2