Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ural 5th with 22 points, Tekstilshchik 17th with 7, 15 apart. Per game in the league, Ural were scoring 1.64 and conceding 0.45, Tekstilshchik 0.67 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
Ural were unbeaten in 5. Ural had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Tekstilshchik, 5.
Ekaterinburg Arena, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Ural: D. Bokov (67'), Vitaliy Bondarev (75')
Key stats
Possession: Ural 55% · Tekstilshchik 45% · On target: 2-0 · Corners: 7-4