Match Report
Vityaz Podolsk went into the game 11th in the table on 51 points; Salyut Belgorod sat 7th on 61 — a 10-point gap. On the form table Vityaz Podolsk stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Per game in the league, Vityaz Podolsk were scoring 1.21 and conceding 1.03, Salyut Belgorod 1.42 and 1.08, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadion Trud in Podol'sk (capacity 10,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.