Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zenit U19 (2nd, 64 pts) held a 44-point advantage over Orenburg U19 (8th, 20 pts). The last five rounds placed Orenburg U19 no better than 36th for form, against 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Orenburg U19 were scoring 3 and conceding 5.9, Zenit U19 6.8 and 2.6, against a competition average of 2.67 goals per team per game.
Orenburg U19 had gone 12 games without a win. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Orenburg U19 against 10/15 for Zenit U19.
The match was played at Stadion Gazovik (capacity 7,520). On the scoreboard, Zenit U19 led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-4.
Goal scorers
Zenit U19: M. Ivanov (40'), M. Khokhlov (45'), M. Khokhlov (47'), V. Zharikov (70')