Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ulytau 2nd with 60 points, Aktobe Jas 14th with 12, 48 apart. Per game in the league, Ulytau were scoring 2.46 and conceding 1.04, Aktobe Jas 0.89 and 2.61, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Aktobe Jas had been beaten in three straight games.
The venue was Stadion Metallurg in Samara, with room for 30,251 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ulytau led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 6-0.