Aktobe came from behind to beat Kostanay's Tobol 3-2 away in the final, 30th matchday of the Kazakhstan Premier League. The match was played at the Central Stadium in Kostanay, infohub.kz reports.
Late in the first half the visitors took the lead: Artur Shushenachev capitalized on an error by the opposing goalkeeper and put the ball into the net.
After the break Tobol managed to turn the game around. Uroš Milovanović leveled with a powerful strike from long range, and then Zhaslan Zhumashev put the Kostanay side ahead.
However, Aktobe managed to equalize: after a corner kick, Ivan Ordets finished off a lay-off from a teammate to make it 2-2.
In the closing stages, Temirlan Yerlanov scored the decisive goal, giving Aktobe a 3-2 victory.
Aktobe thus finished the season in fifth place in the KPL-2026 standings with 49 points. Tobol, with 41 points, ended the campaign in seventh place.