Match Report
The table read 4th (Dinamo Minsk, 3 pts) against 2nd (Villarreal, 13 pts), 10 points apart. The last five rounds placed Dinamo Minsk no better than 39th for form, against 4th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Dinamo Minsk 0.5 scored and 1.83 conceded per game, Villarreal 2 and 1, with the league averaging 1.3.
Dinamo Minsk had lost four in a row.
J. Beaton took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.3 yellow cards per game. Borisov Arena in Borisov, capacity 13,126, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.