Match Report
Zvezda Sint Petersburg, 14th on 6 points, faced a 15-point deficit to Pskov 747 (9th, 21). On recent form Zvezda Sint Petersburg sat only 58th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Per game in the league, Zvezda Sint Petersburg were scoring 0.53 and conceding 2.06, Pskov 747 0.94 and 1.63, against a competition average of 1.4 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Pskov 747 — four in succession.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.