Match Report
Orenburg went into the game 11th in the table on 9 points; Rostov sat 13th on 8 — a 1-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 0.78/1.11 for Orenburg and 1.11/1.89 for Rostov (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.37.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 1 for Orenburg, 6 for Rostov and 1 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host.
Stadion Gazovik, capacity 7,520, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Orenburg: Ruslan Kul (84'), Andrey Kasadzhikov (90') · Rostov: Viktor Melekhin (47')
Key stats
Possession: Orenburg 42% · Rostov 58% · Total shots: 9-14 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-6