Shakhtyor 1, Din. Minsk 0

MINSK, Belarus (Interstat) — A solitary second-half goal from substitute Amine El Farissi propelled Shakhtyor to a narrow 1-0 victory over Dinamo Minsk in a tightly contested Belarusian Premier League match Friday at Stadyen Traktar. The result, coming in Week 23 of the domestic campaign, handed Shakhtyor a winning start to its league season while leaving the home side with an initial defeat. The match defied pre-game projections from Interstat, whose simulator had forecast a 1-1 draw and whose ELO rating system gave Dinamo Minsk a 53.7 percent probability of victory. The first half was a cagey, physical affair with… Read more...