Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between SKA Rostov (11th, 50 pts) and Salyut Belgorod (17th, 34 pts). SKA Rostov had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Salyut Belgorod ran at 0.81 scored and 1.24 conceded, SKA Rostov at 0.86 and 1.03.
The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Salyut Belgorod against 12/15 for SKA Rostov.
The match was played at Stadion Saljut, Belgorod in Belgorod (capacity 12,000). Salyut Belgorod led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.




