Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Sokol Saratov (1st, 46 pts) and Peresvet Podolsk (4th, 31 pts). Peresvet Podolsk's recent output lagged their position: 40th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Peresvet Podolsk 1.8 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Sokol Saratov 1.9 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.44.
Peresvet Podolsk had been beaten in five straight games. Sokol Saratov had won five straight. The last-five ledger: Peresvet Podolsk 0/15, Sokol Saratov 15/15.
Stadion Avangard, capacity 5,100, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sokol Saratov led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 0-6.
Goal scorers
Sokol Saratov: R. Kul (42'), A. Perchenok (62'), D. Anisimov (50'), A. Perchenok (67'), R. Kabutov (90'), N. Mankov (11')
Key stats
Corners: 2-8


