Baranovichi beat Yunost Minsk 5:1 in the Belarus Cup on 12 August 2026. The hosts took full advantage of the opportunity while the visitors struggled to keep up. It was a straightforward affair from start to finish.
Both sides arrived at the match level on points — zero after six games each. Baranovichi sat seventh, Yunost fifth. The gap between them on the table was purely positional, but the result made a difference to how they'd look going forward.
Baranovichi had been inconsistent of late. They'd lost 3:4 to Soligorsk and 0:4 to Neman Grodno, though they'd managed two heavy wins against Lida. Yunost had picked up a 1:0 victory over Lida but also dropped points in defeats to Brest and Zhlobin twice.
To be fair, the visitors hadn't been the worst side in the competition so far. But five goals conceded in one match was a different story entirely. Baranovichi found a way back into it after their recent setbacks, and this run of results could shift the mood around the club.
The scoreline leaves Baranovichi still rooted at the bottom of the standings, but the goal difference will matter more once the points start accumulating. Yunost remain fifth with the same zero points, though the psychological weight of a five-goal defeat will linger.