Match Report
In the standings it was Ryazan 10th on 35 points, Sakhalin 7th on 42 — separated by 7. The last five rounds placed Sakhalin 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 7th in the standings. Per game in the league, Ryazan were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.11, Sakhalin 1.07 and 0.82, against a competition average of 1.27 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stadion Spartak in Ryazan', with room for 6,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ryazan led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.




