Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Rostov U19 (2nd, 46 pts) and UOR №5 U20 (9th, 29 pts). The last five rounds placed Rostov U19 no better than 10th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Against a league average of 1.68 goals per team per game, UOR №5 U20 ran at 1.89 scored and 2.32 conceded, Rostov U19 at 3 and 1.16.
Rostov U19 entered with nine wins in a row, having scored in 9 consecutive games. UOR №5 U20 had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Rostov U19, 15.
Stadion Master-Saturn in Yegoryevsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rostov U19 led 4-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 0-9.




