Match Report
Torpedo Moskva went into the game 5th in the table on 19 points; Sochi sat 2nd on 22 — a 3-point gap. On the form table Torpedo Moskva stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. Per game in the league, Torpedo Moskva were scoring 2 and conceding 0.8, Sochi 1.82 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Torpedo Moskva had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Sochi, 4.
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