Sokol 3-2 FC Saransk in the Second League, Division B, Group 3, round 4 at Lokomotiv Stadium, Saratov (15,000 capacity).

FC Saransk won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 4.

The two sides have met 3 times: Sokol 2 wins, FC Saransk 1, 0 draws.