Shakhter Soligorsk defeated HC Dinamo Maladzyechna 5-1 in regulation, taking control with a four-goal second period. After a 1-1 first, Shakhter pulled away decisively and never looked back.
The opening frame was balanced, with both teams scoring once. The second period swung the game: Shakhter scored four unanswered goals to extend the lead to 5-1 after forty minutes. Both teams skated through a scoreless third, leaving the regulation margin at four.
The four-goal second period was the decisive number, as Shakhter put the game out of reach before the final frame. Dinamo was held off the board after the first, and Shakhter's clean defending in the third sealed the win without needing overtime.