Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Bumprom (9th, 48 pts) and Shakhtyor Petrikov (15th, 31 pts). The last five rounds placed Bumprom no better than 14th for form, against 9th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Shakhtyor Petrikov 0.97 scored and 1.79 conceded per game, Bumprom 1.47 and 1.09, with the league averaging 1.44.
5 matches unbeaten backed Bumprom's arrival. The last-five ledger: Shakhtyor Petrikov 3/15, Bumprom 9/15.
The match was played at Stadyen Shakhtsyor in Salihorsk (capacity 4,200). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.