Astana wins and overtakes Kaspiy Aktau

Astana triumphed over Kaspiy Aktau, 0x1, on Wednesday, in a match relating to the quarter-finals of Taça do Cazaquistão. In this competition, both teams came from a draw. Islambek Kuat was decisive with 1 goal.

Early on, Aleksey Zaleskiy left the game earlier after seeing a red card. Sub Islambek Kuat, with 44 minutes on the clock, changed the course of the game. The first-half ended without any goals.

After seeing his second yellow card deep into added time, Valeriu Ciuperca was sent off and left Astana with 10-man. In time added on, Islambek Kuat scored Andrey Tikhonov's team's only goal of the game. In the closing stages of the game, Astana's team saw Max Ebong get sent off due to accumulation of yellows.

Thanks to this result, Astana are through to the next round of the competition. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Andrey Tikhonov's team will play at home against Kairat.