Match Report
26 points for Spartak Nal'chik (3rd), 28 for SKA Rostov (2nd): a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for SKA Rostov: only 25th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Spartak Nal'chik were scoring 2.75 and conceding 1.88, SKA Rostov 2.63 and 1.88, against a competition average of 1.51 goals per team per game.
Stadion Spartak in Nalchik, capacity 14,400, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spartak Nal'chik led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.