Match Report
The table read 1st (Rodina Moskva, 51 pts) against 2nd (Saransk, 44 pts), 7 points apart. Saransk's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.9/0.8 for Rodina Moskva and 2.2/1 for Saransk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Rodina Moskva had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Momentum sat with Saransk, winners of their last three.
The match was played at Spartakovets imeni N.P. Starostina in Moskva (capacity 5,100). Saransk led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.


