Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Astana (2nd, 46 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Shakhter Karagandy (13th, 10 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Astana 1.63 scored and 0.79 conceded per game, Shakhter Karagandy 0.5 and 1.88, with the league averaging 1.18.
Astana's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Shakhter Karagandy had lost three in a row. From the last five rounds, Astana held 13 points of 15 and Shakhter Karagandy 1.
Across 40 recorded meetings, Astana have 22 wins to Shakhter Karagandy's 13, with 5 draws, at 2.68 goals per meeting.
Sportivnyj Kompleks Gornyak in Moscow, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. Astana led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Astana: Geoffrey Chinedu Charles (25'), Marin Tomasov (23'), Nazmi Gripshi (54')