Match Report
Sodovik Sterlitamak, 20th on 34 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Zvezda Irkutsk (13th, 56). Zvezda Irkutsk's recent output outran their position: 9th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. Per game in the league, Zvezda Irkutsk were scoring 1.43 and conceding 1.12, Sodovik Sterlitamak 0.76 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Zvezda Irkutsk, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-0.