Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Aksu (1st, 50 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Ekibastuz (6th, 35 pts). Per game in the league, Ekibastuz were scoring 2.05 and conceding 1.59, Aksu 2.41 and 0.86, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Ekibastuz's arrival. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Ekibastuz against 8/15 for Aksu.
The match was played at Stadion Shakhter in Ėkibastyz (capacity 6,300). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Aksu led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.