Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sokol Saratov 1st with 46 points, Ryazan 6th with 29, 17 apart. Ryazan had been under-performing their position — 45th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Sokol Saratov were scoring 2.42 and conceding 1.42, Ryazan 0.95 and 0.95, against a competition average of 1.76 goals per team per game.
Stadion Lokomotiv in Saratov staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. Y. Koshko officiated: 35 games logged, averaging 1.1 yellow cards each. Sokol Saratov led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.