Match Report
Shinnik, 1st with 52 points, sat 27 points above Znamya Truda (4th, 25). Znamya Truda's recent output lagged their position: 27th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Shinnik were scoring 1.9 and conceding 0.4, Znamya Truda 2 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Shinnik entered with seven wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Shinnik, 7/15 for Znamya Truda.
Stadion Shinnik in Yaroslavl' staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,990. On the scoreboard, Shinnik led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.