Match Report
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Shakhtyor (8th, 29 pts) and Rubin Kazan (350th, 11 pts). The last five rounds placed Rubin Kazan no better than 837th for form, against 350th in the standings. Per game in the league, Rubin Kazan were scoring 1 and conceding 1.09, Shakhtyor 1.32 and 1.79, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Rubin Kazan. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Rubin Kazan against 10/15 for Shakhtyor.
It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Dmitri Poloz (35'), Ibragim Tsallagov (53') · Shakhtyor: Elis Bakaj (33')


