Match Report
6th against 2nd, but level on points: Volna Kovernino and Olimp-Dolgoprudny II both had 28. Recent form told a different story for Volna Kovernino: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Scoring rates set the scale: Volna Kovernino 1.4 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Olimp-Dolgoprudny II 1.25 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.39.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Volna Kovernino, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The venue was Stadion Nizhny Novgorod in Nizhniy Novgorod, with room for 17,856 spectators. On the scoreboard, Olimp-Dolgoprudny II led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.