Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Belgium 1st on 20, Belarus 5th on 3. The last five rounds placed Belarus no better than 52nd for form, against 5th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Belarus 0.88 scored and 3 conceded per game, Belgium 3.13 and 0.75, with the league averaging 1.53.
Belarus had lost three in a row. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Belarus, 12/15 for Belgium.
The match was played at Ak Bars Arena in Kazan (capacity 45,105). On the scoreboard, Belgium led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.