Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Yelimay Semey (6th, 37 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Shakhter Karagandy (13th, 10 pts). Yelimay Semey had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shakhter Karagandy 0.5 scored and 1.88 conceded per game, Yelimay Semey 1.46 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.18.
Shakhter Karagandy had gone 10 games without a win. Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Yelimay Semey, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, Shakhter Karagandy had taken 1 of 15 points to Yelimay Semey's 12.
The match was played at Stadion Shakhter in Karagandy (capacity 6,300). On the scoreboard, Yelimay Semey led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Shakhter Karagandy: Evgeniy Kozlov (90') · Yelimay Semey: Nikita Korzun (15'), Nikita Korzun (29')