Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Sport Academy Kairat (2nd, 56 pts) and Astana II (5th, 33 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Academy Kairat 2.87 scored and 0.52 conceded per game, Astana II 1.91 and 1.82, with the league averaging 1.63.
Momentum sat with Sport Academy Kairat, winners of their last three.
The venue was Stadion T.S. Segizbaev atyndaghy Akademia. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sport Academy Kairat: Kaisar Malaev (53'), Abylay Zhilkaidar (90') · Astana II: Akhmetali Kaltanov (69'), Anuar Tolendi (79')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Academy Kairat 69% · Astana II 31% · Total shots: 20-12 · On target: 10-7 · Corners: 10-0