Belarus vs 03.10.26 16:004 – 0Full Time
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Match report
Kontsevoy brace sinks San Marino as Belarus cruise in Nations League
Belarus beat San Marino 4-0 at the Illovszky Rudolf Stadion in a UEFA Nations League League C - 3 fixture, needing until the second half to find their rhythm after a goalless opening period. The result lifted Goncharenko's side to third in League C · Group 1, while San Marino remained bottom without a point after three matches.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came moments after the restart when Artem Kontsevoy converted a Kirill Pechenin assist to make it 1-0 in the 46th minute. Belarus then pulled clear in a rapid spell past the hour mark, with Artem Shumanskiy adding a second in the 65th minute and Max Ebong following three minutes later, both goals again teed up by Pechenin. Kontsevoy completed his brace in the 88th minute, assisted by Shumanskiy, to round off the scoring at 4-0.
Belarus dominated possession at 60 per cent and produced 15 shots to San Marino's 10, with five on target against four, translating their control into a one-sided scoreline. San Marino picked up five yellow cards to Belarus's three but could not find a way through a home side that made the most of its chances after a cagey first 45 minutes.
Kontsevoy scored twice, including the match-sealing goal in the 88th minute, and finished with a rating of 9.04, the highest of any player involved.
Belarus controlled 60 per cent of possession, underlining their grip on the game after the interval.
Belarus beat San Marino 4–0 (half-time 0–0).
Belarus met San Marino in the UEFA Nations League (League C - 3). Kick-off was Saturday, 3 October 2026, 16:00 UTC at Illovszky Rudolf Stadion. Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis.
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Key moments
- 46' Goal: Artem Kontsevoy (assist: K. Pechenin) — 1–0 · Watch Artem Kontsevoy's goal video (46')
- 65' Goal: Artem Shumanskiy (assist: K. Pechenin) — 2–0 · Watch Artem Shumanskiy's goal video (65')
- 68' Goal: Max Ebong (assist: K. Pechenin) — 3–0 · Watch Max Ebong's goal video (68')
- 88' Goal: Artem Kontsevoy (assist: Artem Shumanskiy) — 4–0 · Watch Artem Kontsevoy's goal video (88')
Starting line-ups
Belarus (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Pavel Pavlyuchenko
- 2 K. Pechenin
- 13 Kirill Gomanov
- 20 Zakhar Volkov
- 6 Roman Begunov
- 14 Evgeni Yablonskiy (c)
- 9 Max Ebong
- 8 Timofey Simanenka
- 10 Valeri Gromyko
- 22 Artem Kontsevoy
- 23 Trofim Melnichenko
San Marino (4-1-3-2)
- 1 Edoardo Colombo
- 3 Simone Giocondi
- 15 M. Pasolini
- 5 Michele Cevoli
- 2 G. Benvenuti
- 8 L. Capicchioni
- 10 S. Zannoni
- 21 L. Lazzari
- 17 Alessandro Golinucci (c)
- 11 Nicolas Giacopetti
- 9 Nicola Nanni
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Belarus 88%, the draw 8%, San Marino 4%. It finished Belarus 4–0 San Marino.
Belarus' rating gap decides it — Belarus are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Belarus' 88%. The draw at 8% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Belarus at 88%?
Belarus sit 709 points higher on our strength rating — 1477 to 768. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge at home won 79.0% of 5,565 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 90–7–3.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 88% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 8% and San Marino at 4%.
Why is the draw only 8%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 9.1%. These teams' recent games average 4.0 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,793.
What did we measure but not count?
Belarus have averaged 7 percentage points more possession than San Marino in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Belarus are 2 games into a new manager (V. Goncharenko), appointed 32 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Belarus vs San Marino final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Nations League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Artem Kontsevoy's goal against San Marino (46').
- Watch Artem Shumanskiy's goal against San Marino (65').
- Watch Max Ebong's goal against San Marino (68').
- Watch Artem Kontsevoy's goal against San Marino (88').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Belarus 4–0 San Marino. Explore more on the Belarus and San Marino team pages or the UEFA Nations League page.