Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod (3rd, 43 pts) and Zenit Izhevsk (4th, 6 pts). Zenit Izhevsk ranked just 18th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.25/1.75 for Zenit Izhevsk and 2.32/1.5 for Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Zenit Izhevsk held 6 points of 15 and Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod 12.
The venue was Stadion Central'nyj Zenit, with room for 19,100 spectators. On the scoreboard, Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Pobeda Nizhny Novgorod: Artur Maksimchuk (12')




