Match Report
Rodina Moskva, 1st with 51 points, sat 24 points above Znamya Noginsk (5th, 27). On recent form Znamya Noginsk sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Per game in the league, Znamya Noginsk were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1, Rodina Moskva 2.9 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Znamya Noginsk had lost four in a row. Rodina Moskva were unbeaten in 5, having scored in 13 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Znamya Noginsk 3/15, Rodina Moskva 11/15.
The venue was Stadion Znamya in Noginsk, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rodina Moskva led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-4.