Match Report
Niva went into the game 1st in the table on 27 points; Pripyat sat 2nd on 28 — a 1-point gap. Pripyat had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 2.94 goals per team per game, Niva ran at 7.17 scored and 0.83 conceded, Pripyat at 4.33 and 1.75.
Momentum sat with Niva, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Defeat had not touched Pripyat in 5 games.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-0.