MKK-Dnepr 5:1 Arsenal: Premier League Match Result

Match report

MCC-Dnepr secured a commanding 5:1 victory over Arsenal in the Premier League's Regular Season round 23 on 18 September 2026. The hosts opened the scoring through Dmitri Antilevski in the fifth minute before the tide turned dramatically before half-time. Antilevski was shown a red card in the 45th minute, leaving the home side to play with ten men. Arsenal struck back with Valeri Gromyko's goal in the 45+5th minute.

The second half saw MCC-Dnepr regroup and control proceedings. Radivoj Bosić ended a barren spell with a goal in the 63rd minute, followed by Aleksandar Mesarovic in the 69th. Valeri Gromyko added a second for Arsenal in the 76th minute before Bosić completed his brace in the 82nd minute.

And here's the thing — the red card in the closing stages of the first half should have derailed the home side. By then, MCC-Dnepr had switched to a back three and managed to weather the storm. Arsenal pressed for an equaliser but could only find the net once more through Gromyko.

The statistics tell the story of dominance. MCC-Dnepr held 61 per cent possession and registered eight shots to Arsenal's three. Four shots on target produced four goals for the hosts, while Arsenal's single shot on target found the back of the net. The visitors were reduced to ten men and could not recover from that deficit.

The result keeps MCC-Dnepr in second place with 41 points from 20 games. Arsenal remain in 12th place with 23 points from 22 matches. The home side have not won since their previous fixture was a 1:1 draw, but this performance suggests they are finding their rhythm. Arsenal's run of results has been inconsistent, and this defeat extends their struggles.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 61 – 39

Shots on target 4 – 1

Shots off target 4 – 2

Corners 8 – 0

⚽ 5' Dmitri Antilevski — Goal 🟥 45' Dmitri Antilevski — Red card ⇄ 45' Bassekou Diabate — Substitution ⇄ 45' Sergei Balanovich — Substitution ⚽ 45+5' Valeri Gromyko — Goal 🟨 45+5' Dmitri Antilevski — Yellow card ⇄ 56' Roman Ermolin — Substitution ⇄ 56' nikolay sotnikov — Substitution 🟨 57' Khetag Badoev — Yellow card ⚽ 63' Radivoj Bosić — Goal ⇄ 66' Valeri Gorbachik — Substitution ⚽ 69' Aleksandar Mesarovic — Goal ⚽ 76' Valeri Gromyko — Goal ⇄ 77' Ilya Moskalenchik — Substitution ⇄ 78' Khetag Badoev — Substitution ⚽ 82' Radivoj Bosić — Goal ⇄ 83' Radivoj Bosić — Substitution ⇄ 83' Silas Gnaka — Substitution

Match events

5' 0:1 Arsenal Goal Dmitri Antilevski assist: Dzambolat·Tsallagov
45' 0:1 Arsenal Red card Dmitri Antilevski
45' 0:1 MKK-Dnepr Substitution Bassekou Diabate off: Artem Kontsevoy
45' 0:1 MKK-Dnepr Substitution Sergei Balanovich off: Yan Skibsky
45+5' 1:1 MKK-Dnepr Goal Valeri Gromyko assist: Denilho Cleonise
45+5' 1:1 Arsenal Yellow card Dmitri Antilevski
56' 1:1 Arsenal Substitution Roman Ermolin off: Daniel Volskiy
56' 1:1 Arsenal Substitution nikolay sotnikov off: Nikita Kaplenko
57' 1:1 Arsenal Yellow card Khetag Badoev
63' 2:1 MKK-Dnepr Goal Radivoj Bosić assist: Ilya Moskalenchik
66' 2:1 Arsenal Substitution Valeri Gorbachik off: Sergey Sazonchik
69' 3:1 MKK-Dnepr Goal Aleksandar Mesarovic assist: Denilho Cleonise
76' 4:1 MKK-Dnepr Goal Valeri Gromyko assist: Denilho Cleonise
77' 4:1 MKK-Dnepr Substitution Ilya Moskalenchik off: Milad Mohammadi
78' 4:1 Arsenal Substitution Khetag Badoev off: Ilya Vasin
82' 5:1 MKK-Dnepr Goal Radivoj Bosić assist: Yan Skibsky
83' 5:1 MKK-Dnepr Substitution Radivoj Bosić off: Timur Ivanov
83' 5:1 MKK-Dnepr Substitution Silas Gnaka off: Ode abdullahi

Statistics

61 Possession, % 39

4 Shots on target 1

4 Shots off target 2

8 Corners 0

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 1

All statistics

0 Blocked shots 0

Line-ups

MKK-Dnepr

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Pavel Pavlyuchenko	1
6	Kirill Gomanov	6
20	Zakhar Volkov	20
45	I. Moskalenchik	45
8	Silas Gnaka	8
10	Denilho Cleonise	10
12	Radivoj Bosić	12
23	Sergey Balanovich	23
27	Aleksandar Mesarović	27
55	Valeri Gromyko	55
9	Bassekou Diabaté	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
30	Pavel Shcherbachenya	30
3	Nikita Baranok	3
5	Milad Mohammadi Keshmarzi	5
4	Abdullahi Ode	4
15	Valeri Bocherov	15
22	Yan Skibskiy	22
80	Artem Kontsevoy	80
7	T. Ivanov	7

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Arsenal

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	A. Vaschenko	16
4	Eduard Akunets	4
71	Maksim Matveev	71
79	K. Badoev	79
69	R. Ermolin	69
77	Nikolay Sotnikov	77
11	Dzambolat Tsallagov	11
31	Andrey Zaleskiy	31
33	Valeriy Gorbachik	33
41	Dmitri Lutik	41
90	Dmitri Antilevskiy	90

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Ivan Sanko	1
8	Nikita Kaplenko	8
10	Sergey Sazonchik	10
18	Daniel Wolski	18
9	Ilya Vasin	9
13	I. Oreshkevich	13
30	Artem Soroko	30

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Match prediction: MKK-Dnepr — Arsenal

Win: MKK-Dnepr

Confidence 69%

Reasoning

МКК-Днепр — 2. place, 41 points after 20 games (11 wins, 8 draws, 1 losses)
Арсенал — 12. place, 23 points after 22 games (5 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses)
МКК-Днепр, last 5 games: 1 wins, 4 draws, 0 losses
Арсенал, last 5 games: 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses
Head-to-head: 8 games, МКК-Днепр — 5, 2 draws, Арсенал — 1

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#	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

MKK-Dnepr — Arsenal: 5:1, Premier League

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Match prediction: MKK-Dnepr — Arsenal

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