MINSK (Interstat) — Din. Minsk scored three unanswered goals before Slavia Mozyr found a late reply, and the home side defeated the visiting team 3-1 on Thursday in a global football match. Evgeni Malashevich, Karen Vardanyan and Vladislav Poloz scored for Din. Minsk, while Ilya Verenich netted in second-half stoppage time for Slavia Mozyr. Din. Minsk improved to 2-0 in the competition and 3-0 across all competitions. Slavia Mozyr fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 overall.

The first half ended without a goal, but the match grew increasingly physical. Din. Minsk pressed for an opening and moved the ball through midfield, while Slavia Mozyr defended in numbers and looked to counter. The first caution came in the 39th minute when Din. Minsk’s Ivanov was booked. Early in the second half, Slavia Mozyr’s Dzhigero also went into the referee’s book in the 48th minute. The visitors’ shape kept the game level for a while, but the home side continued to build pressure. Din. Minsk led 2-0 after 65 minutes and 3-0 after 78 minutes.

Din. Minsk broke through in the 53rd minute. Malashevich scored the opening goal, giving the hosts a lead they never surrendered. The goal forced Slavia Mozyr to step higher, and Din. Minsk doubled its advantage in the 65th minute when Vardanyan scored. Artem Sokolovskiy and Moustapha Djimet each recorded an assist in the win, helping Din. Minsk turn its pressure into goals. Vardanyan’s goal came during a 68-minute shift before he was substituted.

Din. Minsk made it 3-0 in the 78th minute when Poloz scored. Poloz’s goal came during a 22-minute appearance. Slavia Mozyr made several substitutions in an attempt to change the game, including moves in the 66th, 67th, 75th and 79th minutes. Shevchenko and Antilevskiy entered in the 66th and 67th minutes, Romanov followed in the 75th, and Dzhigero and Derzhinskiy came on in the 79th. Din. Minsk also refreshed its lineup, with Vardanyan coming off in the 68th minute after his goal and Malashevich departing in the 79th minute after scoring the opener. Abdullahi and Djimet were among the Din. Minsk players introduced as the hosts managed the closing stages. Ivanov was also replaced in the 82nd minute.

Slavia Mozyr avoided a shutout when Verenich scored in the 90th minute plus three. Verenich’s goal came during an 11-minute appearance and gave the visitors a late consolation. The closing minutes included more bookings, with Selyava of Din. Minsk cautioned in the 69th minute, Slavia Mozyr’s Chernook cautioned in the 87th minute and Din. Minsk’s Gweth booked in the 90th minute plus six. The final whistle confirmed a 3-1 home win.

The result continued contrasting starts for the teams. Din. Minsk’s previous result was a 3-2 win at Dnepr Mogilev, following a 3-0 win over Uni X Labs. Slavia Mozyr had lost 2-1 at BATE in its previous outing. Din. Minsk’s record in the competition stood at 2-0, and its all-competitions mark was 3-0. Slavia Mozyr remained at 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. Slavia Mozyr remained without a win in the competition and overall.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Din. Minsk 1, Slavia Mozyr 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Din. Minsk with a 62.9 percent probability to win. Din. Minsk had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 4 went under the over-under line of 2.5.