BOLSHEVIK, Belarus (Interstat) — Aliaksandr Svirepa had two goals and one assist as Isloch defeated Slavia Mozyr 3-1 at Trenirovochnaya Baza Isloch. Svirepa’s full 90-minute performance anchored the home side, which remained unbeaten in the competition. Isloch improved to 4 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw in the competition and across all competitions. Slavia Mozyr moved to 2 wins and 3 losses in the competition and across all competitions. The result kept Isloch’s unbeaten start intact and handed Slavia Mozyr another loss in the competition.

Slavia Mozyr struck first through Andrey Solovei in the 30th minute. Solovei played the full 90 minutes and finished with one goal. The visitors held that lead until Isloch found its response after the break. The first half produced one goal and one lead for the visitors. After the restart, Isloch made a change and gradually increased pressure. Svirepa equalized in the 70th minute, changing the match’s direction and setting up a strong closing stretch for the home team. Isloch kept pressing and added to its total, with Aleksandr Butko scoring in the 90+3rd minute after entering as a substitute and playing 29 minutes. Butko’s goal capped the scoring and completed Isloch’s three-goal total.

Svirepa was the game’s top performer, with two goals and an assist over 90 minutes. His statline read 90 minutes, two goals and one assist. Solovei’s statline read 90 minutes and one goal. Butko’s statline read 29 minutes and one goal. Svirepa’s equalizer was central to Isloch’s comeback, and his overall output made him the most influential player on the field. Solovei was Slavia Mozyr’s main attacking threat and gave the visitors an early advantage with his 30th-minute finish. Butko’s late contribution gave Isloch additional separation and closed out the win. The scoring sequence included Svirepa in the 70th minute, Butko in the 90+3rd and Solovei’s opener in the 30th.

The match included yellow cards for Isloch’s Olaleye A. in the 56th minute and Slavia Mozyr’s Yashin D. in the 68th minute. The yellow card to Olaleye came before Yashin was booked 12 minutes later. Those were the only cards recorded in the match. Isloch made substitutions at the 46th, 61st, 73rd and 86th minutes, while Slavia Mozyr made changes at the 62nd, 74th and 85th minutes. Isloch’s substitutions included Abramishvili S., Kovalevich M., Olaleye A., Shramchenko A. and Fadeev N. Slavia Mozyr’s substitutions included Dzhigero A., Chernook K., Melnikov N. and Fedorenko D. All of those changes came in the second half. The changes helped both sides manage the closing stages, with Isloch holding its advantage through the final minutes.

Isloch entered the match after a 1-0 win over ML Vitebsk, a 6-0 win at Naftan, a 4-2 win over FC Minsk and a 0-0 draw at Vitebsk. Slavia Mozyr entered after a 4-2 win over Zhodino, a 4-2 win at Belshina, a 3-1 loss at Din. Minsk and a 2-1 loss at BATE. Svirepa had also played 90 minutes in Isloch’s previous match against ML Vitebsk, and he carried that full-match workload into another complete appearance. Isloch’s record remained perfect in wins and losses, with one draw, while Slavia Mozyr continued to search for consistency in the competition. Slavia Mozyr had scored in each of its previous four matches, and Isloch had scored in three of its previous four.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Isloch 2, Slavia Mozyr 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Isloch with a 64 percent probability to win. Isloch 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.