Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zenit Irkutsk 3rd with 28 points, Sibir II 6th with 11, 17 apart. Sibir II's recent output lagged their position: 56th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table.
Sibir II arrived off four straight defeats.
With 17 matches recorded and 1.2 yellow cards per game, A. Generalov was the man in the middle. Stadion Spartak in Novosibirsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,500. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.