Match Report
Partizan Minsk, 2nd with 65 points, sat 33 points above Khimik Svetlogorsk (14th, 32). Partizan Minsk had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Partizan Minsk 1.97 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Khimik Svetlogorsk 1.07 and 1.6, with the league averaging 1.32.
Partizan Minsk entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Stadyen Traktar in Minsk, with room for 17,600 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Partizan Minsk led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-1.