Match Report
Shinnik, 8th on 54 points, faced a 21-point deficit to Tosno (2nd, 75). The last five rounds placed Shinnik no better than 12th for form, against 8th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Shinnik ran at 1.08 scored and 1.03 conceded, Tosno at 1.66 and 0.79.
Tosno carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Over the last five, Shinnik had taken 5 of 15 points to Tosno's 11.
It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.