Zenit Penza 2-3 Metallurg Lipetsk in the Second League, Division B, Group 3, round 12.

Zenit Penza won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–W–L–L), scoring 3 and conceding 10.

Metallurg Lipetsk won 3, drew 2 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (W–D–W–D–W), scoring 15 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 10 times: Zenit Penza 4 wins, Metallurg Lipetsk 5, 1 draw.