Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Zvezda Perm 6th with 55 points, Volna Kovernino 9th with 35, 20 apart. Volna Kovernino's recent output lagged their position: 47th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Zvezda Perm were scoring 1.93 and conceding 1.04, Volna Kovernino 1.14 and 1.39, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Volna Kovernino had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Zvezda Perm 12/15, Volna Kovernino 6/15.
A. Kurbatov officiated: 12 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. The match was played at Stadion Zvezda in Perm' (capacity 17,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.