Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Zhetysu (3rd, 52 pts) and Ekibastuz (6th, 37 pts). In league terms the two rates read 2.19/0.88 for Zhetysu and 1.73/1.81 for Ekibastuz (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.82.
Zhetysu entered with five wins in a row. Ekibastuz carried a 12-game unbeaten run into this. Over the last five, Zhetysu had taken 15 of 15 points to Ekibastuz's 9.
The match was played at Ortalıq Stadion Jetisu in Taldykorgan (capacity 4,000). On the scoreboard, Zhetysu led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.


