Niva claimed a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the First League regular season fixture on 15 August 2026. The away side took control almost immediately, racing into a four-goal lead within the opening minute through P. Pampukha, an unnamed teammate, another goal, and a K. Yankovskiy own goal. The hosts could not recover from such a deficit despite mounting pressure later in the game.
M. Gordeychuk extended the advantage at seven minutes, and A. Chizh added another at eight before his own goal at nine minutes complicated the scoreline. Shakhtyor finally got on the board through A. Kurbachev at seventeen minutes, but D. Fedortsov's yellow card at eleven and V. Yukhnovich's red card at thirty-one left them chasing the game with ten men. The visitors doubled their lead through Fedortsov at twenty-nine before the dismissal, suggesting he may have been on the away side.
Shakhtyor pulled one back through Fedortsov at thirty-eight minutes, but Niva responded with a late flurry. Gordeychuk scored twice in quick succession at eighty-three and eighty-four minutes, while I. Sen found the net at eighty-six and eighty-seven after missing a penalty at sixty-nine. V. Dybin added a ninth at eighty-nine minutes to complete the scoring.
The statistics tell a different story than the final scoreline. Shakhtyor earned four corners to Niva's three, and both sides received one yellow card, though the hosts also conceded a red. The possession and shots data was not provided, but the corner count suggests Shakhtyor had more territorial control despite the heavy defeat.
Niva sit top of the table with 48 points from 23 matches, their record reading 15 wins, three draws and five losses. Shakhtyor occupy tenth place with 30 points from 23 games, eight wins, six draws and nine defeats. The result extends Niva's lead at the summit while leaving the hosts firmly in the lower half of the division.