Match Report
The table read 8th (Minsk, 28 pts) against 3rd (Dinamo Minsk, 39 pts), 11 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Minsk 1.3 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Dinamo Minsk 1.94 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.25.
Minsk arrived off three consecutive draws. Dinamo Minsk carried a 9-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Minsk had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Dinamo Minsk, 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 1 Minsk win, 7 for Dinamo Minsk, 4 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Stadion FK Minsk, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dinamo Minsk led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Dinamo Minsk: Evgeniy Malashevich (12'), Aleksandr Selyava (29'), Moustapha Djimet (61')
Key stats
Possession: Minsk 39% · Dinamo Minsk 61% · Total shots: 3-21 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 2-6