Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Spartak Kostroma (2nd, 24 pts) and SKA Khabarovsk (18th, 5 pts). Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, SKA Khabarovsk ran at 1 scored and 2.09 conceded, Spartak Kostroma at 1.36 and 0.73.
SKA Khabarovsk entered with four losses in a row. Over the last five, SKA Khabarovsk had taken 1 of 15 points to Spartak Kostroma's 8.
Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,200. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
SKA Khabarovsk: Michael Gorelishvili (52') · Spartak Kostroma: Amur Kalmykov (64'), Serguey Bugriev (75'), Serguey Bugriev (83')
Key stats
Possession: SKA Khabarovsk 47% · Spartak Kostroma 53% · Total shots: 11-14 · On target: 8-9 · Corners: 4-5