Match Report
The table read 1st (Salyut Belgorod, 44 pts) against 5th (Sakhalinets, 36 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed Sakhalinets no better than 29th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.76 goals per team per game, Salyut Belgorod ran at 2.09 scored and 0.86 conceded, Sakhalinets at 1.64 and 1.18.
Salyut Belgorod had won four straight. Over the last five, Salyut Belgorod had taken 12 of 15 points to Sakhalinets's 6.
Stadion Saljut, Belgorod in Belgorod, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Salyut Belgorod led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.




