Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Novosibirsk (5th, 34 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Nosta (5th, 14 pts). Recent form told a different story for Nosta: only 24th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 5.8/6.6 for Novosibirsk and 3.8/5 for Nosta (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.25.
Nosta were winless in 10. The last-five ledger: Novosibirsk 8/15, Nosta 2/15.
Stadion Spartak in Novosibirsk, capacity 12,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.