Dinamo Minsk beat Torpedo Zhodino 4-0 in the Premier League, Regular Season round 18, played on 20 August 2026. The result ended a run of three matches without a win for the hosts and lifted them further clear of the mid-table pack. To be fair, the visitors had not been faring much better themselves, with five games without victory before this fixture.
E. Malashevich opened the scoring in the twenty-fourth minute, and the home side did not look back. M. Djimet doubled the advantage just after the hour mark, and V. Kalinin added a third in the sixty-fifth minute. D. Dushevskiy completed the tally in the seventy-ninth, and by then the contest was effectively over.
And here's the thing about this match — the statistics tell one story while the result tells another. Dinamo Minsk held 49 per cent possession and registered six shots on target against Torpedo's five, yet the visitors managed eight corners to the hosts' three. The visitors pressed higher up the pitch and won more free-kicks, but Dinamo were more clinical when it mattered.
The hosts sit third in the table with 39 points from 18 games, while Torpedo Zhodino remain in ninth with 27 points after 19 matches. The gap between them is now twelve points, and Dinamo's victory keeps them in contention for a top-four finish. The visitors have not won since their 4-0 triumph over Lida in mid-July.
Four yellow cards were issued during the match, two for each side, with Z. Baranok and A. Vakulich among the visitors booked. Dinamo Minsk made six substitutions in total, bringing on L. Gweth, V. Pobudey, T. Sharkovskiy, and F. Abdullahi among others. The hosts kept their defensive shape well after the third goal and did not need to chase the game.