Don Podgornoe 1-3 Trud in the Voronezh Oblast Championship, round 8.

Don Podgornoe won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–L–W–W), scoring 9 and conceding 12.

Trud won 3, drew 0 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–W–L), scoring 14 and conceding 8.

The two sides have met 4 times: Don Podgornoe 3 wins, Trud 1, 0 draws.