Fixtures and Results >  SEASON-2013

FC BATE — FC Shakhtyor

In comparison with the game against FC Neman Grodno BATE had to changes in the starting eleven. Mikhail Sivakou was substituted by Aliaksandr Hleb. And Vitali Haiduchyk was missing due to suspension. Dzianis Paliakou overtook his position as centre-back.

BATE started well-off in the first ever home game for Aliaksandr Yermakovich. The Yellow-Blues attacked a lot and created several good opportunities to convert. But it were the guests that recorded the opening goal. Soro fell in the box to give referee Igor Kruk the opportunity to point at the spot. Osipenko converted the penalty kick to make it 1-0.

This episode was the only good attack by Shakhtyor in the first half. On the whole BATE dominated the game and created several amazing chances which were gone in vain. Alex Hleb was outstanding as usual, Dzmitry Baha was quite active, Ryhor Filipenka joined every second attack of his teammates. But Kurskis in Shakhtyor's goal was fantastic.

But even his luck was over in 37^th minutes, when another Filipenka effort turned into a nice pass into the box, where Hleb readdressed the ball to Kryvets, who was merciless with a perfect finish that brought BATE level. The rest of the half was all for the Yellow-Blues, but the team failed to capitalise on numerous chances.

The beginning of the second half was no different. BATE put a lot of pressure and Shakhtyor had to defend all the time. Hleb was close to a goal, but Kurskis saved again magnificently after a short-range shot. Shakhtyor substitute Sitko spoiled a nice opportunity firing over the bar from six-yard box.

But on the whole that was a one-side game. And in 68^th minute the Yellow-Blues were finally up. Maksim Valadzko made a good cross into the box, Vitali Radzinau prolonged the ball to Krivets, who left no chances to Kurskis. Thus Kryvets scored two goals in all the three games against Shakhtyor this season in which he participated.

But even this goal was not the last one. A mistake by BATE defence gave Shakhtyor another opportunity that was used by Osipenko. BATE rushed for the final siege of the away penalty box, but failed to score.

Nevertheless, the Yellow-Blues made another important step towards the win in the competition. Even a draw in the next game against FC Torpedo-BelAZ in Zhodino will make BATE champions. The match will take place next Saturday.

Vladimir ZHURAVEL (FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk):
- The main outcome is that we stopped the losing streak in the matches against BATE, and quite surprising, we did it in Borisov. We wanted to fight for every goal and keep concentration every second. BATE were playing their attacking style. But probably we had some luck returned for all the troubles we had in the previous games. Now we are to fight as well in the next games. They are quite important for us and we are to try our best to satisfy our fans.

Aliaksandr YERMAKOVICH (FC BATE Borisov):
- We had different plans. Certainly we wanted to grab the three points and celebrate the title. But this is football and you cannot predict everything. After we got the lead it seemed like we could manage to get the needed result. But this time we were unlucky. I liked the way we played, we showed a hundred per cent commitment, but in the end failed to get the result. The lack of concentration is the reason. It is not the first time this season we had the lead but slipped out of our hands. We are to be more concentrated in future.

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№	Player	Substitutions	G	P	PG	PNS	GC	ПП	ОП		О
35	Harbunou A.						1	1			6.9
5	Yurevich A.										7.8
8	Valadzko A.	73'									7.3
32	Sivakou M.	73'									6.3
9	Aleksiyevich I.										6.8
10	Krivets S.		2								8.7
13	Hleb A.	90'		1							8.3
7	Kantsavy A.	90'									7
20	Radzivonau V.			1							7.1
21	Filipenka R.										7.8
25	Baha D.	82'									7
71	Niakhaichyk P.	82'									6.6
33	Paliakou D.										6.5
42	Valadzko M.										7.1

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