Match Report
The table read 4th (Gomel, 33 pts) against 12th (Baranovichi, 21 pts), 12 points apart. Gomel had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Gomel were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.75, Baranovichi 1.1 and 1.75, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Baranovichi had gone 9 games without a win. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Gomel against 2/15 for Baranovichi.
Stadyen Central'ny, capacity 14,307, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Baranovichi led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Gomel: Denis Laptev (75'), Kirill Danilin (68') · Baranovichi: Stanislav Kendysh (13'), Artem Petrenko (32'), Martin Artyukh (73')
Key stats
Possession: Gomel 65% · Baranovichi 35% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 11-3