Match Report
12 points and 5 places separated them: FC Ostrovets 11th with 33, Gomel II 16th with 21. FC Ostrovets had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, FC Ostrovets ran at 1.4 scored and 1.48 conceded, Gomel II at 1.32 and 1.92.
FC Ostrovets had won three straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for FC Ostrovets against 4/15 for Gomel II.
STADYEN ASK staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,006. E. Naumov officiated: 89 games logged, averaging 0.9 yellow cards each. FC Ostrovets led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
FC Ostrovets: Roman Davyskiba (28'), Aleksandr Fedosenko (72'), Roman Davyskiba (80') · Gomel II: Konstantin Lipnitskiy (72')
Key stats
Possession: FC Ostrovets 65% · Gomel II 35% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 4-2