MINSK, Belarus (Interstat) — Lokomotiv Gomel delivered a surprising 2-0 victory over Arsenal on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, at Stadyen RTsOP-BGU, defying pregame projections that heavily favored the home side.

Elliott Reeves opened the scoring for the visitors in the 41st minute. The match turned further in Lokomotiv Gomel’s favor when Arsenal’s Alikhan Fazylov received a red card in the 76th minute. Ivan Zhestkin sealed the win with a goal in the 88th minute.

The result marked a successful start to the Belarusian First Division campaign for Lokomotiv Gomel, while Arsenal began its season with a defeat. Aleksandr Kuchinskiy of Lokomotiv Gomel and Arsenal’s Aleksandr Skshinetskiy received yellow cards.