Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — MKK-Dnepr 8th with 27 points, Slavianin 11th with 11, 16 apart. The last five rounds placed ML Vitebsk no better than 18th for form, against 8th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Slavianin 1.09 scored and 2.64 conceded per game, MKK-Dnepr 1.82 and 1.86, with the league averaging 1.68.
MKK-Dnepr entered with four losses in a row.
The match was played at Stadyen RTsOP-BGU in Minsk (capacity 1,500).


