Match Report
26 points for Zenit II (3rd), 28 for Olimp-Dolgoprudny II (2nd): a 2-point gap. The last five rounds placed Zenit II no better than 31st for form, against 3rd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Zenit II ran at 2.7 scored and 1.8 conceded, Olimp-Dolgoprudny II at 1.25 and 1.25.
Defeat had followed defeat for Zenit II — three in succession. Zenit II had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Olimp-Dolgoprudny II, 10.
On the scoreboard, Zenit II led 2-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-2.