VITEBSK (Interstat) — Artem Kontsevoy scored in the 27th minute and ML Vitebsk beat Neman 1-0 on Sunday in a competition match. Kontsevoy’s goal was the only score of the game, and ML Vitebsk goalkeeper Pavel Pavlyuchenko was credited with an assist on the play. ML Vitebsk improved to 3 wins and 0 losses in this competition and 3 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Neman fell to 2 wins and 1 loss in this competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. The home side scored one goal total, while the visiting side scored none.

Kontsevoy played 90 minutes and scored once for ML Vitebsk. Pavlyuchenko played 90 minutes and recorded one assist. Neman was held without a goal. The visitors trailed from the 27th minute and could not produce an equalizer. ML Vitebsk kept the one-goal advantage through the final whistle. The home side did not add to its lead after Kontsevoy’s goal. Kontsevoy’s goal came in the first half and remained the difference after the break. Neman could not answer in the second half. ML Vitebsk’s defense held Neman without a goal over the full 90 minutes.

Neman’s Y. Pantya was shown a yellow card in the 77th minute. He was shown a red card in the 80th minute, leaving Neman with 10 players for the remainder of the match. ML Vitebsk did not score again, and Neman could not level the match before the final whistle. The red card was the only sending-off of the game. Neman finished the match with no goals. Pantya’s yellow card came three minutes before his red card. ML Vitebsk played the rest of the match with a one-player advantage.

ML Vitebsk made a substitution in the 56th minute involving S. Balanovich. The home side made another substitution in the 56th minute involving D. Cleonise. ML Vitebsk made a substitution in the 68th minute involving A. Mesarovic. It made another substitution in the 68th minute involving V. Gromyko. A. Kontsevoy was involved in a substitution for ML Vitebsk in the 90th minute. Neman made a substitution in the 64th minute involving D. Spataru. Neman made another substitution in the 64th minute involving P. Savitskiy. Neman made a substitution in the 88th minute involving A. Yakimov. Neman made another substitution in the 88th minute involving D. Girs.

ML Vitebsk entered the match after a 2-0 home win over Zhodino and a 5-1 away win at FC Gomel. Neman entered after a 2-0 away win at BATE, a 3-0 home win over Baranovici and a 2-1 home loss to Dynamo Brest. ML Vitebsk’s overall record this season stands at 3 wins and 0 losses. Neman’s overall record this season is 2 wins and 2 losses. ML Vitebsk’s competition record remains 3 wins and 0 losses, while Neman’s competition record is 2 wins and 1 loss. The match was ML Vitebsk’s home game and Neman’s road game.

The win gave ML Vitebsk another result in a season that has included victories over Zhodino and FC Gomel. Neman’s loss followed wins over BATE and Baranovici and a defeat to Dynamo Brest. ML Vitebsk remained unbeaten across all competitions. Neman moved to 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. The match was decided by Kontsevoy’s first-half goal and Pavlyuchenko’s assist. The result left ML Vitebsk at 3 wins and 0 losses in the competition and 3 wins and 0 losses across all competitions. Neman is now 2 wins and 1 loss in the competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of ML Vitebsk 3, Neman 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Neman with a 92.2 percent probability to win. ML Vitebsk had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.