Match Report
The table read 4th (Turkey, 6 pts) against 2nd (Russia, 8 pts), 2 points apart. On recent form Russia sat only 37th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.33 for Turkey and 1.5/2 for Russia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Turkey had drawn four in a row.
S. Marciniak took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul (capacity 6,500). On the scoreboard, Turkey led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.