Belarus vs San Marino 4-0

Belarus beat San Marino 4-0 in Budapest, pulling away after the break when Artem Kontsevoy, Artem Shumanskiy, Max Ebong and Kontsevoy again turned a goalless match into a one-sided scoreline.

The first half brought only bookings and one change. Nicola Nanni was booked for San Marino on 30 minutes, Alessandro Golinucci followed on 42 minutes, then he was replaced by Marcello Mularoni on 45 minutes. Belarus also made a change on 45 minutes, sending on Vitali Lisakovich for Timofey Simanenka. It stayed 0-0 at the break.

Belarus took control immediately after the restart. Kontsevoy opened the scoring on 46 minutes from Kirill Pechenin’s assist, and the same pair helped set up the next two: Shumanskiy, who had come on in the 55th minute, made it 2-0 on 65 minutes, and Ebong made it 3-0 on 68 minutes. Belarus made two changes at 55 minutes, with Roman Begunov replaced by Vladislav Kalinin and Valeri Gromyko giving way to Artem Shumanskiy, while San Marino made two changes at 67 minutes. Kontsevoy then sealed it on 88 minutes with his second of the match, assisted by Shumanskiy, who had come on in the 55th minute. San Marino had several bookings as the game slipped away, with Lorenzo Capicchioni cautioned on 73 and 78 minutes before coming off on 83 minutes. Belarus had already booked Roman Begunov on 54 minutes, German Barkovskiy on 85 minutes and Vladislav Kalinin on 86 minutes.

The numbers backed Belarus’ win. They had 60% of the ball, 486 passes and 15 shots to San Marino’s 40%, 334 passes and 10 shots. Belarus also led 5-4 on shots on target and 6-4 on corners, while San Marino had 1 save to Belarus’ 4 and a slight edge in fouls at 20-16. Neither side had a player sent off.

San Marino collected five yellow cards, with Nicola Nanni, Alessandro Golinucci, Nicholas Giacopetti, Lorenzo Capicchioni and Marco Pasolini all booked. Belarus were shown three, for Roman Begunov, German Barkovskiy and Vladislav Kalinin.