Match Report
The table read 8th (Volga Ulyanovsk, 20 pts) against 12th (Ufa 2, 6 pts), 14 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Volga Ulyanovsk: only 55th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Scoring rates set the scale: Volga Ulyanovsk 1.12 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Ufa 2 1 and 2.29, with the league averaging 1.4.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Volga Ulyanovsk. Ufa 2 had not won in 8 games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Volga Ulyanovsk against 1/15 for Ufa 2.
Stadion Start, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Volga Ulyanovsk led 2-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 4-3.
Goal scorers
Volga Ulyanovsk: Denis Rakhmanov (36'), Denis Rakhmanov (44'), Anrik Gadzhiev (60'), S. Sorokin (64') · Ufa 2: I. Andreev (55'), Artem Egorov (76'), M. Rabadanov (87')