Start Zadonsk 2-3 Sparta Khlevnoye in the Lipetsk Oblast Championship, round 8.

Start Zadonsk won 0, drew 1 and lost 4 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–D–L–L), scoring 4 and conceding 14.

Sparta Khlevnoye won 3, drew 1 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–L–W–W), scoring 18 and conceding 11.

The two sides have met 2 times: Start Zadonsk 0 wins, Sparta Khlevnoye 2, 0 draws.