Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod 3rd with 43 points, Ural 2 5th with 4, 39 apart. Ural 2 ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod ran at 2.32 scored and 1.5 conceded, Ural 2 at 1.25 and 1.5.
7 matches unbeaten backed Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Ural 2's winless run stood at 5. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod, 3/15 for Ural 2.
On the scoreboard, Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod led 3-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-1.
Goal scorers
Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod: Egor Burdenev (15'), Roni Mikhaylovskiy (42'), Abdurakhman Kurbanaliev (45'), Abdurakhman Kurbanaliev (84') · Ural 2: Ivan Ryzhkov (35')
Key stats
Possession: Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod 50% · Ural 2 50% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 5-7