FC Gomel 1:0 Belshina: Premier League Match Result

Match report

Gomel beat Belschina 1:0 in the Belarusian Premier League's twentieth round. The visitors came to a stadium where the hosts needed something more than a draw. The result kept them in fourth place while Belschina dropped further down the table.

And here's the thing — the match turned on one moment in the closing stages. D. Kovalevich struck in the eighty-sixth minute to settle what had been a tight contest. By then both sides had tested each other without finding an edge. The goal came late enough to leave no time for a response.

To be fair, neither side dominated the early exchanges. Yellow cards came at intervals: Laptev in the twenty-fourth, Lazarev in the thirty-seventh, Kukushkin just before half-time. The disciplinary record grew as the game tightened, with Kovalev and Lazarev both booked in the second half.

The managers brought on fresh legs when the score remained level. Kozlov went off in the fifty-ninth minute, followed by Laptev and Shaykhtdinov in the sixties. Achapovskiy and Adeola were among those introduced around the hour mark, while Simanenka and Seleznev arrived later. By then the pattern was clear — both sides looking for a breakthrough.

The figures told a simple story. Gomel kept possession at fifty-three per cent and registered six shots on target against two for the visitors. The corner count showed the hosts pushing forward — ten to two. Shots accuracy was forty-three per cent for Gomel compared to twenty-five for Belschina.

And here's the thing about the table. Gomel sit fourth on thirty-three points from twenty games, while Belschina languish fifteenth with fifteen from eighteen. The gap between them mattered more than the final whistle. A result like this separates teams in different orbits.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 6 – 2

Shots off target 7 – 4

Corners 10 – 2

🟨 24' D. Laptev — Yellow card 🟨 37' D. Lazarev — Yellow card 🟨 45+1' G. Kukushkin — Yellow card ⇄ 59' Y. Kozlov — Substitution ⇄ 64' D. Laptev — Substitution ⇄ 65' D. Shaykhtdinov — Substitution ⇄ 71' A. Achapovskiy — Substitution ⇄ 74' R. Adeola — Substitution 🟨 79' V. Kovalev — Yellow card ⇄ 79' T. Simanenka — Substitution 🟨 82' V. Lazarev — Yellow card ⚽ 86' D. Kovalevich — Goal ⇄ 86' P. Seleznev — Substitution ⇄ 86' N. Golub — Substitution

Match events

24' 0:0 FC Gomel Yellow card D. Laptev
37' 0:0 Belshina Yellow card D. Lazarev
45+1' 0:0 FC Gomel Yellow card G. Kukushkin
59' 0:0 Belshina Substitution Y. Kozlov off: S. Aboghe
64' 0:0 FC Gomel Substitution D. Laptev off: M. Mardas
65' 0:0 FC Gomel Substitution D. Shaykhtdinov off: D. Kovalevich
71' 0:0 Belshina Substitution A. Achapovskiy off: A. Shvedchikov
74' 0:0 FC Gomel Substitution R. Adeola off: K. Leonovich
79' 0:0 Belshina Yellow card V. Kovalev
79' 0:0 FC Gomel Substitution T. Simanenka off: D. Emeljanov
82' 0:0 FC Gomel Yellow card V. Lazarev
86' 1:0 FC Gomel Goal D. Kovalevich assist: D. Emeljanov
86' 1:0 Belshina Substitution P. Seleznev off: N. Nekrasov
86' 1:0 Belshina Substitution N. Golub off: L. Zgurskiy

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

6 Shots on target 2

7 Shots off target 4

10 Corners 2

13 Fouls 16

17 Free kicks 16

2 Offsides 1

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

20 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 2

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.25

Line-ups

FC Gomel

Starting XI
#	Player	number
44	Stanislav Kleshchuk	44
14	Pavel Pashevich	14
17	Vadim Martinkevich	17
43	Damir Shaykhtdinov	43
90	Georgi Kukushkin	90
7	Raymond Adeola	7
19	Daniil Silinsky	19
33	Viktor Sotnikov	33
77	Vladislav Lazarev	77
10	Denis Laptev	10
11	Timofey Simonenka	11

Substitutes
#	Player	number
49	Artem Karatai	49
88	Aleksandr Ryzhchenko	88
3	Sergey Matveychik	3
8	Evgeni Barsukov	8
9	Kirill Leonovich	9
13	Maxim Mardas	13

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Belshina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Pavel Prishivalko	31
6	Daniil Lazarev	6
14	Vladislav Davydov	14
17	I. Vikhrov	17
78	Gleb Yakushevich	78
5	Pavel Seleznev	5
8	Vladislav Rusenchik	8
10	Yuri Kozlov	10
77	Vladislav Kavaliou	77
7	Arseni Achapovskiy	7
21	Nikita Golub	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Abdulkhalil Makhmudov	25
54	Nikita Patsenko	54
44	Dmitry Malashkevich	44
66	Kirill Balotnikov	66
11	Shorla Aboghe	11
15	Kirill Malykh	15
18	Nikita Nekrasov	18
9	A. Shvedchikov	9
27	Luka Zgurskiy	27

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Match prediction: FC Gomel — Belshina

Win: FC Gomel

Confidence 65%

Reasoning

Гомель идёт 5-м: 30 очков после 19 матчей (8 побед, 6 ничьих, 5 поражений)
Белшина идёт 13-м: 15 очков после 17 матчей (4 побед, 3 ничьих, 10 поражений)
Последние 5 матчей Гомель: 1 побед, 1 ничьих, 3 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Белшина: 2 побед, 1 ничьих, 2 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 7, побед Гомель — 6, ничьих 1, побед Белшина — 0

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Belshina

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All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	FC Isloch Minsk R.	22	13	6	3	45
2	MKK-Dnepr	21	12	8	1	44
3	Dinamo Minsk	21	13	4	4	43
4	Dinamo Brest	23	12	4	7	40
5	FC Gomel	23	11	6	6	39
6	Neman	22	11	4	7	37
7	FC Vitebsk	23	10	6	7	36
8	FC Minsk	23	10	4	9	34
9	Torpedo Zhodino	22	7	6	9	27
10	Slavia Mozyr	22	6	7	9	25

FC Gomel — Belshina: 1:0, Premier League

Match report

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FC Gomel

Belshina

Match prediction: FC Gomel — Belshina

Reasoning

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