Spartak Kostroma vs SKA Khabarovsk

S. Kostroma delivered a dominant display on home soil in Round 30 of Russia's PARI First League, crushing SKA-Khabarovsk 3-0 to keep their top-four ambitions firmly alive. Egor Nazarenko was the standout performer, bagging a brace in a match that was rarely in doubt. The hosts broke the deadlock through Nazarenko in the 14th minute before Amur Kalmykov doubled the advantage just before the break in the 37th minute. SKA-Khabarovsk's evening took a further turn for the worse in the 66th minute when Nikolay Tarasov was dismissed after collecting a second yellow card. Nazarenko then completed his brace in the 77th minute to put the result beyond any doubt. The victory moved S. Kostroma to 5th place in the table with 47 points from 30 matches, keeping the pressure on the playoff spots above them. For SKA-Khabarovsk, stuck in 13th with 35 points, it was another setback in a difficult season with little left to play for.