Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SKA-Energiya II 8th with 25 points, Peresvet Podolsk 18th with 5, 20 apart. The last five rounds placed SKA-Energiya II no better than 12th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.51 goals per team per game, SKA-Energiya II ran at 1.76 scored and 1.71 conceded, Peresvet Podolsk at 1.18 and 3.18.
The match was played at Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina in Khabarovsk (capacity 15,200). R. Marnavskiy officiated: 39 games logged, averaging 0.6 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, SKA-Energiya II led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 5-0.