Match Report
Sibir, 12th with 58 points, sat 29 points above Zvezda Irkutsk (19th, 29). Sibir had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Against a league average of 1.25 goals per team per game, Sibir ran at 1.19 scored and 0.95 conceded, Zvezda Irkutsk at 0.86 and 2.26.
Over the last five, Sibir had taken 10 of 15 points to Zvezda Irkutsk's 4.
The match was played at Stadion Spartak in Novosibirsk (capacity 12,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sibir led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.