Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Arsenal (1st, 81 pts) and Gomelzheldortrans (4th, 62 pts). On recent form Gomelzheldortrans sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall.
Momentum sat with Arsenal, winners of their last 11, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Gomelzheldortrans 7/15, Arsenal 15/15.
E. Naumov officiated: 73 games logged, averaging 1.0 yellow cards each. Stadyen Lakamatyu in Gomel, capacity 14,307, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arsenal led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.