Match Report
Ekibastuz went into the game 7th in the table on 41 points; Zhetysu-Sunkar sat 8th on 37 — a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.43/1.25 for Ekibastuz and 1.36/1.5 for Zhetysu-Sunkar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.42.
Zhetysu-Sunkar had not lost in 6 games. Over the last five, Ekibastuz had taken 5 of 15 points to Zhetysu-Sunkar's 11.
The venue was Stadion Shakhter in Ėkibastyz, with room for 6,300 spectators.


