Match Report
The table read 2nd (ML Vitebsk, 44 pts) against 7th (Vitebsk, 36 pts), 8 points apart. Vitebsk had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: ML Vitebsk 2 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Vitebsk 1.22 and 0.91, with the league averaging 1.25.
5 matches unbeaten backed ML Vitebsk's arrival. Vitebsk had gone 6 games without a win. ML Vitebsk had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Vitebsk, 2.
The venue was Stadyen Central'ny Vitsyebski, with room for 8,144 spectators. On the scoreboard, Vitebsk led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
ML Vitebsk: Artem Kontsevoy (50') · Vitebsk: S. Tikhonovskiy (11'), R. Teverov (72')
Key stats
Possession: ML Vitebsk 69% · Vitebsk 31% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 3-3