Match Report
The table read 1st (Volga Ulyanovsk, 62 pts) against 6th (Novosibirsk, 50 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Novosibirsk: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Volga Ulyanovsk 2.04 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, Novosibirsk 1.43 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.5.
Volga Ulyanovsk were unbeaten in 6. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Novosibirsk, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stadion Trud in Ulyanovsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Novosibirsk led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.


