Zlobin and Slavutych met in the Belarus Cup on Monday, with the visitors taking a 3-2 victory. The match took place on 2026-08-18 and decided who advances to the next round. Both sides entered with six games already in their league campaigns, though neither had accumulated points yet.
Slavutych came in with four wins and two losses from their opening fixtures. Zlobin had been more consistent, recording five victories and a single defeat. The recent form showed both teams scoring freely — Zlobin's last five games produced 25 goals while Slavutych found the net 17 times.
And here's the thing about cup football. League form rarely translates directly into knockout matches. The table goes out of the window in these games, and one mistake ends it. Slavutych made the difference when it mattered, turning a tight contest into a win.
The result hands Slavutych a step closer to the next round. Zlobin will now have to regroup and find a way back into this tie. The visitors have held the tie in their own hands for now, but the away leg still awaits.