Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Rodina Moskva 4th on 55, Volgar Astrakhan 16th on 34. Volgar Astrakhan's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Rodina Moskva were scoring 1.56 and conceding 0.91, Volgar Astrakhan 0.85 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Rodina Moskva in 5 games. Volgar Astrakhan's winless run stood at 6. Rodina Moskva had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Volgar Astrakhan, 3.
The venue was Stadion Yantar' in Moskva, with room for 5,000 spectators. With 43 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, K. Averjanov was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rodina Moskva led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.