On Saturday, August 29, the 24th round of the Kazakhstan Premier League kicked off with four matches. League leaders Ordabasy thrashed Kyzylzhar, Okzhetpes defeated Kaisar, while Ulytau and Zhenis also picked up three points each... reports infohub.kz.
Ordabasy confidently beat Kyzylzhar at home with a score of 3:0. Brazilian Leo Natel opened the scoring in the ninth minute, after the break Ghanaian David Abagna increased the lead for the Shymkent side, and Everton scored the third goal. Andrei Martin's team now has 55 points and extended their lead over Kairat to seven points, although the Almaty side has two games in hand.
The most eventful match of the day took place in Kyzylorda. Okzhetpes led Kaisar 2:0 by the 28th minute thanks to goals from Oralkhan Omirtayev and Nurgaini Buribayev. Nurali Zhaksylyk reduced the deficit for the hosts, and after the break Boris Lototsky and Ramazan Bagdat exchanged goals – 3:2 in favor of the visitors. The Kokshetau side now has 39 points and is level with third-placed Astana, who have two games in hand.
In Zhezkazgan, Ulytau thrashed Zhetysu. The first goal was an own goal by the Taldykorgan side – after a corner, Nurbek Anuarbekov scored. In the second half, Hiroki Harada doubled the hosts' advantage, and in stoppage time Ilya Chernyak made it a rout. Ulytau now has 31 points and moved up to seventh place, while Zhetysu with 19 points remains in the relegation zone.
Zhenis won for the second consecutive round. The only goal against Altai was scored by Croatian Andrija Filipovic in the 67th minute. Eight minutes later he could have scored a brace but missed a penalty. After this victory, the capital club has 29 points and occupies eighth place.
The 24th round continues on August 30 with matches Irtysh – Aktobe, Kaspiy – Tobol, and Atyrau – Astana. The central match of the round between Yelimay and Kairat will take place on August 31 in Semey. If the defending champions win, they can again reduce the gap to Ordabasy.