Belshina 2:0 Arsenal: Match Result

Match report

Belshina claimed a decisive 2:0 win against Arsenal in their Premier League encounter on Saturday, extending their recent struggles for the visitors while offering some encouragement for their own campaign. The home side dominated the opening exchanges, capitalising on Arsenal's defensive vulnerabilities to establish control early in the contest. The breakthrough came in the 31st minute when Arseny Achapovsky found the net, and he doubled his personal tally just two minutes later with a second goal. And here's the thing — those quick-fire strikes effectively settled the contest before Arsenal could mount any meaningful response. By then, the hosts had already shifted momentum in their favour and were looking comfortable in possession. Arsenal made changes to address the deficit, bringing on Ivan Oreshkevich in the 38th minute before doubling their alterations in the 69th with both Nikita Golub and Arseny Achapovsky coming off the bench. To be fair, the visitors had enjoyed slightly more possession at 53 per cent, but their 10 shots yielded only five on target compared to Belshina's six from 13 attempts. The statistics tell a story of missed opportunities on both sides, though Belshina's efficiency proved decisive. They registered four corners to Arsenal's four, while the visitors committed slightly more fouls at eight compared to seven. Arsenal picked up a yellow card for Daniel Volskiy, but the booking came late and could not alter the trajectory of the game. The result leaves Belshina in 14th place with 16 points from 19 games, while Arsenal remain in 12th with 21 points after 20 matches. For the hosts, this victory provides some respite after a difficult run that included a heavy 0:4 defeat to Dynamo Brest earlier this month. Arsenal's recent form has been concerning — three consecutive defeats before a 2:3 win against Neman had offered little hope going into this fixture. The visitors will need to regroup quickly if they are to climb away from the relegation battle, while Belshina must now focus on maintaining their position in the middle of the table.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53

Shots on target 6 – 5

Shots off target 7 – 5

Corners 4 – 4

⚽ 31' A. Achapovskiy — Goal ⚽ 33' Arseny Achapovsky — Goal ⇄ 38' Ivan Oreshkevich — Substitution ⇄ 66' Yuri Kozlov — Substitution ⇄ 69' Nikita Golub — Substitution ⇄ 69' Arseny Achapovsky — Substitution ⇄ 72' Dmitri Lutik — Substitution ⇄ 76' Khetag Badoev — Substitution ⚽ 86' A. Shvedchikov — Goal 🟨 87' Daniel Volskiy — Yellow card ⚽ 87' Aleksandr Shvedchikov — Goal

Match events

31' Belshina Goal A. Achapovskiy assist: N. Golub
33' Belshina Goal Arseny Achapovsky
38' Arsenal Substitution Ivan Oreshkevich off: Egor Bozhko
66' Belshina Substitution Yuri Kozlov off: Shorla Aboghe
69' Belshina Substitution Nikita Golub off: Aleksandr Shvedchikov
69' Belshina Substitution Arseny Achapovsky off: Luka Zgurskiy
72' Arsenal Substitution Dmitri Lutik off: Dzambolat Tsallagov
76' Arsenal Substitution Khetag Badoev off: Andrei Zaleskiy
86' Belshina Goal A. Shvedchikov assist: V. Davydov
87' Arsenal Yellow card Daniel Volskiy
87' Belshina Goal Aleksandr Shvedchikov assist: Vladislav Davydov

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53

6 Shots on target 5

7 Shots off target 5

4 Corners 4

7 Fouls 8

2 Offsides 3

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

All statistics

1 Blocked shots 2

0.43 Shot accuracy 0.42

Line-ups

Belshina

Starting XI
#	Player	number
31	Pavel Prishivalko	31
4	Vladislav Solanovich	4
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
7	Arseni Achapovskiy	7
21	Nikita Golub	21

Substitutes
#	Player	number
54	Nikita Patsenko	54
3	Aleksandr Kuchinskiy	3
19	Nikita Sokolovskiy	19
66	Kirill Balotnikov	66
11	Shorla Aboghe	11
15	Kirill Malykh	15
18	Nikita Nekrasov	18
77	Vladislav Kavaliou	77
9	A. Shvedchikov	9
27	Luka Zgurskiy	27

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Arsenal

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Ivan Sanko	1
4	Eduard Akunets	4
13	I. Oreshkevich	13
71	Maksim Matveev	71
79	K. Badoev	79
10	Sergey Sazonchik	10
18	Daniel Wolski	18
33	Valeriy Gorbachik	33
41	Dmitri Lutik	41
90	Dmitri Antilevskiy	90

Substitutes
#	Player	number
16	Artem Vashchenko	16
2	Egor Bozhko	2
31	Andrey Zaleskiy	31
77	Nikolay Sotnikov	77
11	Dzambolat Tsallagov	11
19	Aleksandr Veretennikov	19

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Recent matches

All team matches

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	FC Isloch Minsk R.	20	12	6	2	42
2	MKK-Dnepr	19	11	7	1	40
3	Dinamo Minsk	19	12	4	3	40
4	FC Gomel	21	10	6	5	36
5	Dinamo Brest	21	10	4	7	34
6	FC Vitebsk	21	9	5	7	32
7	Neman	20	9	4	7	31
8	FC Minsk	21	9	4	8	31
9	Torpedo Zhodino	20	7	6	7	27
10	Slavia Mozyr	20	6	7	7	25

Belshina — Arsenal, Premier League

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