Belarus vs Finland 1-0

Belarus beat Finland 1-0 in Budapest after Artem Shumanskiy struck in the opening minute and the goal stood up to the finish. Belarus also missed a penalty through Zakhar Volkov in the first half, but Finland could not find an equaliser.

Shumanskiy put Belarus ahead in the first minute, scoring after an assist was not listed. Belarus then had a penalty miss in the 15th minute when Volkov was denied. The score was 1-0 at half-time.

Belarus protected that lead after the break with two changes in the 45th minute, as Valery Bocherov went off for Vitali Lisakovich and Shumanskiy was replaced by Anton Kovalev. Finland made two changes in the 58th minute and two more in the 67th, but despite 13 shots and five corners they managed only two efforts on target. Belarus had six shots and one corner, yet kept Finland at arm's length until the end.

Finland had 74% of the possession, 657 passes to Belarus' 233, and five corners to one. Belarus finished with two shots on target from six attempts, while Finland had two on target from 13 shots. Belarus made 17 fouls to Finland's 11 and had 26% of the ball, and also recorded two saves to Finland's one.

Belarus were booked four times, with Shumanskiy, German Barkovskiy and Valery Bocherov all cautioned before the interval and Kirill Pechenin booked in the 83rd minute. Finland had two yellow cards, for Benjamin Källman in the 75th minute and Samuli Miettinen in the second minute of stoppage time.