Match Report
20 points separated the sides: Partizan Minsk 2nd on 65, Volna 7th on 45. Partizan Minsk had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Volna were scoring 1.73 and conceding 1.27, Partizan Minsk 1.97 and 0.87, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Partizan Minsk had won five straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
Stadyen Valna in Pinsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,136. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.