Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Dinamo Minsk (1st, 68 pts) held a 66-point advantage over Shakhtyor (16th, 2 pts). Dinamo Minsk had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, Shakhtyor ran at 0.63 scored and 1.5 conceded, Dinamo Minsk at 1.67 and 0.43.
The last-five ledger: Shakhtyor 5/15, Dinamo Minsk 12/15.
Stadyen Budaŭnik in Soligorsk, capacity 4,200, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Dinamo Minsk led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Dinamo Minsk: Steven Alfred (36'), Steven Alfred (4'), Aleksei Gavrilovich (70')