Match Report
Yelimay Semey, 1st with 76 points, sat 44 points above Ekibastuz (11th, 32). On the form table Ekibastuz stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 11th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ekibastuz 1.68 scored and 2.21 conceded per game, Yelimay Semey 2.71 and 0.61, with the league averaging 1.88.
Momentum sat with Yelimay Semey, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Ekibastuz had taken 5 of 15 points to Yelimay Semey's 15.
Stadion Shakhter in Ėkibastyz, capacity 6,300, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yelimay Semey led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-4.