Match Report
Pitu Guli went into the game 10th in the table on 4 points; Pobeda sat 8th on 12 — an 8-point gap. Pitu Guli had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 10th in the table. Against a league average of 1.4 goals per team per game, Pitu Guli ran at 0.69 scored and 3.31 conceded, Pobeda at 1.06 and 1.81.
Defeat had followed defeat for Pitu Guli — four in succession.