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Belshina — Neman, Premier League

Premier League
Belshina L2 Aug · Away Dinamo Brest · 0:4D14 Aug · Away FC Dnepr Mogilev · 1:1W22 Aug · Home Arsenal · 2:0L28 Aug · Away FC Gomel · 0:1D2 Sep · Away MKK-Dnepr · 1:1D6 Sep · Home Neman · 2:2
2:2
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Neman W26 Jul · Away Arsenal · 3:2L8 Aug · Away FC Vitebsk · 0:1W15 Aug · Home FC Minsk · 2:1W22 Aug · Away Naftan · 2:0W29 Aug · Home Slavia Mozyr · 1:0D6 Sep · Away Belshina · 2:2
Venue: Spartak Stadium City: Tambov

Match report

Belshina and Neiman Share Points in Tight Draw

Belshina and Neiman played out a 2:2 draw in the Premier League's 21st round on Saturday. The match finished level after a late own goal cancelled out Arseni Achapovskiy's strike. To be fair, the result reflected a game where both sides had their moments but neither could secure all three points. Andrey Yakimov opened the scoring in the 53rd minute before Oleg Evdokimov restored parity just seven minutes later. By then, the match had settled into a rhythm where chances came but weren't always converted. «Held on grimly» might describe Belshina's approach after conceding. The decisive moment arrived in the 88th minute when Andrey Vasiljev turned his own team's advantage into a goal. «That price has gone» for Neiman, who had been pushing for a winner. The substitution of Vasiljev came immediately after, but it made no difference to the final scoreline. Statistics tell a different story from the result. Neiman controlled 55% of possession and registered seven shots off target, yet only one on goal. Belshina, with less possession, managed two shots on target from their two attempts. «Rescued a point» sums up the home side's evening. The result leaves Belshina 14th with 20 points after 20 games, while Neiman remain sixth with 31 points from the same number of matches. The gap between them stays at 11 points, though the winner could have narrowed it. «The history between them adds an edge» — this was a match that mattered more than the table suggested. We had given a prediction of a Neiman victory with 53% confidence, but the match went another way. «Found no answer» to Belshina's defensive structure in the final third, and that proved costly. Sometimes the game refuses to follow the numbers.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 45 55.00
Shots on target 2 1
Shots off target 1 7
Corners 5 4

Match events

  1. 35' Neman Yellow card Sherif Jimoh
  2. 45' Neman Substitution Danu Spătaru off: Andrey Yakimov
  3. 52' Belshina Substitution alexander shvedchikov off: Arseni Achapovskiy
  4. 52' Belshina Substitution Yuri Kozlov off: Pavel Seleznev
  5. 52' Belshina Yellow card Pavel Seleznev
  6. 53' Neman Goal Andrey Yakimov
  7. 60' Neman Goal Oleg Evdokimov assist: Ruslan Lisakovich
  8. 62' Belshina Substitution vladislav davydov off: luka zgurskiy
  9. 67' Neman Substitution Oleg Evdokimov off: Anton Suchkov
  10. 69' Belshina Substitution Nikita Golub off: Nikita Sokolovskiy
  11. 71' Neman Substitution Pavel Savitskiy off: Maxim Kravtsov
  12. 75' Neman Yellow card Dmitri Girs
  13. 78' Neman Yellow card Sergei Pushnyakov
  14. 81' Belshina Goal Arseni Achapovskiy assist: Daniil Lazarev
  15. 84' Neman Yellow card Andrey Skorobogatko
  16. 88' Belshina Own goal Andrey Vasiljev
  17. 88' Neman Substitution Ruslan Lisakovich off: vladimir tonkevich
  18. 88' Neman Substitution Sergei Pushnyakov off: Artur Nazarenko
  19. 90+3' Belshina Yellow card Shorla Mathurin Aboghe

Statistics

45 Possession, % 55.00
2 Shots on target 1
1 Shots off target 7
5 Corners 4
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
All statistics
0 Blocked shots 0

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