Match Report
In the standings it was Zhetysu 15th on 19 points, Kyzyl-Zhar 11th on 24 — separated by 5. Kyzyl-Zhar had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Zhetysu ran at 1.04 scored and 1.78 conceded, Kyzyl-Zhar at 1.13 and 1.48.
Zhetysu had been beaten in three straight games. Kyzyl-Zhar's winless run stood at 6.
15 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Zhetysu 3, draws 5, Kyzyl-Zhar 7, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
The referee was D. Gorda, with 15 matches in our database and 1.5 yellows per game on average. The venue was Ortalıq Stadion Jetisu, with room for 4,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Zhetysu: Nurbol Anuarbekov (71') · Kyzyl-Zhar: Oleksandr Noyok (56'), S. Bahoken (81')
Key stats
Possession: Zhetysu 72% · Kyzyl-Zhar 28% · Total shots: 16-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 8-4