Goals from 34-year-old former Norway striker Bjorn Johnsen regularly help Ordabasy beat Ulytau. It happened on June 28 in Zhezkazgan, and the same occurred today in Shymkent. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

In the first match of the second round, as in the last of the first, Andrey Martin's charges defeated Ulytau by a minimal score. Johnsen scored his routine goal against the Zhezkazgan side, and Ordabasy again overtook Kairat in the league table.

⚽ ATYRAU – CASPIY (Aktau) 1:2 (1:1). Goals: Ndombasi 28 (0:1), Khvalko 44 (1:1), Abylaykhan 72 (1:2)

⚽ AKTOBE – ZHETYSU (Taldykorgan) 2:1 (1:0). Goals: Ordets 46 (1:0), Baltabekov 86 (1:1), Zaria 90+8 (2:1). Sent off: Kashken (Z, 90)

⚽ KAISAR (Kyzylorda) – IRTYSH (Pavlodar) 0:0

⚽ ORDABASY (Shymkent) – ULYTAU (Zhezkazgan) 1:0 (0:0). Goal: Johnsen 70

⚽ ALTAI (Ust-Kamenogorsk) – TOBOL (Kostanay) 1:0 (0:0). Goal: Lobzhanidze 49

⚽ KYZYLZHAR (Petropavlovsk) – ELIMAI (Semey) 0:1 (0:0). Goal: Murtazayev 70

⚽ ASTANA – ZHENIS (Astana) 1:0 (1:0). Goal: Abrayev 40

⚽ KAIRAT (Almaty) – OKZHETPES (Kokshetau) 5:0 (3:0). Goals: Gual 30 (1:0), Gual 36 (2:0), Jorginho 42 (3:0), Edmilson 79 (4:0), Tuyakbayev 90 (5:0)

Aktobe, thanks to former Kairat player Georgy Zaria, capitalized on a numerical advantage in the eighth minute of added time against Zhetysu.

Irtysh, who lost their head coach during the week (Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev did not stay long at the helm), brought a goalless draw from Kyzylorda.

Atyrau put on a display of unprecedented generosity to their fellow countrymen from Caspiy. Vladimir Cheburin's charges lost to the outsiders from Aktau for the second time in a week.

Kazakhstan's representatives in Europe (Kairat, Astana, and Elimai), who are set to start in European competitions next week, won their matches. Tobol, whose Conference League qualifying campaign starts later, lost in Ust-Kamenogorsk, despite having Islam Chesnokov in the starting lineup after his return from Scotland.

Matches of the 17th round of the KPL are scheduled for the next weekend. On July 11, Ulytau – Kaisar, Zhetysu – Altai, Irtysh – Zhenis, and Caspiy – Ordabasy will play. On July 12, Tobol – Okzhetpes and Astana – Aktobe will take place.

Kairat played their 17th-round match against Kyzylzhar on June 17 (3-0), while the Atyrau – Elimai match has been postponed indefinitely.