Match Report
Slutsk, 9th with 39 points, sat 37 points above Shakhtyor (16th, 2). On recent form Slutsk sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Slutsk 0.87 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Shakhtyor 0.63 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.17.
Slutsk had not lost in 9 games. Over the last five, Slutsk had taken 13 of 15 points to Shakhtyor's 3.
The match was played at Stadyen Haradski in Slutsk (capacity 2,150). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.