Match Report
51 points for Vityaz Podolsk (11th), 65 for Volga (4th): a 14-point gap. On the form table Vityaz Podolsk stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Vityaz Podolsk 1.21 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Volga 1.42 and 0.84, with the league averaging 1.14.
Vityaz Podolsk arrived off three straight defeats, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Volga had not lost in 12 games. From the last five rounds, Vityaz Podolsk held 6 points of 15 and Volga 13.
The venue was Stadion Trud, with room for 10,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Volga led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Volga: Andrey Buyvolov (33'), Stanislav Prokofev (90')