Match Report
Torpedo Moskva and Sochi went into the game level on 19 points, 3rd against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Torpedo Moskva were scoring 2.11 and conceding 0.67, Sochi 2 and 1.22, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Torpedo Moskva had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Sochi, 4.
O. Gusakov took charge of the match — our records show 13 games refereed with an average of 0.2 yellow cards per game. Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova, capacity 81,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Torpedo Moskva: S. Borodin (45') · Sochi: Aleksandr Osipov (26'), Ruslan Magal (76')
Key stats
Possession: Torpedo Moskva 58% · Sochi 42% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-4