Match Report
In the standings it was Volga Ulyanovsk 1st on 62 points, Tyumen 3rd on 60 — separated by 2. Against a league average of 1.5 goals per team per game, Volga Ulyanovsk ran at 2.04 scored and 0.71 conceded, Tyumen at 2.82 and 1.07.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Volga Ulyanovsk, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Tyumen's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Stadion Trud in Ulyanovsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.