BARYSAW, Belarus (Interstat) — Neman defeated BATE 2-0 on Wednesday at Borisov Arena, scoring once in each half. Dan Spataru put Neman ahead in the 8th minute, and Andrija Ratkovic added the second in the 77th. Pavel Savitskiy and Andrey Yakimov each recorded an assist for Neman. Neman received yellow cards through Jimoh S. in the 29th minute and Kozlov M. in the 38th. The visitors protected the clean sheet after halftime, while BATE could not convert its substitutions into a response. The result moved Neman to 2-0 in the competition and 2-1 across all competitions. BATE dropped to 1-1 in the competition and 1-2 overall. Neman’s previous results this season included a win over Baranovici and a loss to Dynamo Brest. BATE had beaten Slavia Mozyr and lost to Zenit in prior matches. Both sides made five substitutions during the match. Neman’s defense held firm over the final stages.