Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Sport Academy Kairat (2nd, 53 pts) and Kaspiy II (9th, 25 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Sport Academy Kairat 2.91 scored and 0.55 conceded per game, Kaspiy II 1.32 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.63.
Sport Academy Kairat had won 11 straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Sport Academy Kairat, 9/15 for Kaspiy II.
The venue was The Depot At Cleburne Station, with room for 25,057 spectators. On the scoreboard, Sport Academy Kairat led 2-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 6-0.
Goal scorers
Sport Academy Kairat: Zhaner Zhazmagambetov (15' og), Karim Makhametzhan (26'), Evgeniy Petrik (49'), Evgeniy Petrik (71'), Abylay Toleukhan (76'), Akezhan Kalikulov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sport Academy Kairat 61% · Kaspiy II 39% · Total shots: 29-7 · On target: 17-3 · Corners: 7-0