In a rescheduled match of the 17th round, Kairat secured a major victory at the Central Stadium of the southern capital, defeating Kyzylzhar 3-0. A brace was scored by Dastan Satpayev, who played his last home match for Kairat before his transfer to Chelsea. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
The 17-year-old forward scored in the 59th and 87th minutes. In between, a goal was scored by Ismail Bekbolat, captain of the Kazakhstan U-19 national team.
After the match, Satpayev took a lap of honor around the stadium track. His career is about to reach a new level.
⚽ KAIRAT (Almaty) – KYZYLZHAR (Petropavlovsk) 3:0 (0:0). Goals: Satpayev 59 (1:0), Bekbolat 85 (2:0), Satpayev 87 (3:0)
With this big win, the Almaty club remained second in the league table. Rafael Urazbakhtin's team, who learned their opponents for the European qualification yesterday and today, now trail Ordabasy by one point. However, the Shymkent side have played two matches fewer.
This coming Sunday, June 21, Kairat and Kyzylzhar will meet again in Petropavlovsk as part of the 14th round of the 2026 KPL. On the same day, matches will be held between Okzhetpes and Tobol, Elimai and Atyrau, and Aktobe and Astana. The round will begin on Saturday with matches between Altai and Zhetysu, Zhenis and Irtysh, Kaisar and Ulytau, and Ordabasy and Caspy.