Okzhetpes, having defeated Zhenis 3:1 in Kokshetau, continues its fight for bronze in the Kazakhstan football championship with Astana. Three points behind the blue-and-whites is Aktobe, which escaped defeat at home against Ulytau in the 5th added minute – 2:2. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

Matchday 27, which began with Kairat's loud and scandalous fiasco at Astana Arena, opening the path to the championship for Shymkent's Ordabasy, concluded today.

Matchday 27 results

⚽ OKZHETPES (Kokshetau) – ZHENIS (Astana) 3:1 (1:0). Goals: Sharavanya 23 own goal (1:0), Borodin 60 penalty (2:0), Zhangylyshbay 82 (3:0), Adilio 86 (3:1)

⚽ ALTAI (Ust-Kamenogorsk) – IRTYSH (Pavlodar) 1:2 (1:2). Goals: Shimamura 7 (0:1), Popov 34 (1:1), Yudenkov 44 (1:2). Sent off: Malikaidar (I, 70)

⚽ ZHETISU (Taldykorgan) – KASPIY (Aktau) 0:1 (0:0). Goal: Klimovich 61

⚽ KYZYLZHAR (Petropavlovsk) – KAISAR (Kyzylorda) 1:1 (1:0). Goals: Bukorac 23 own goal (1:0), Azevedo 85 (1:1)

⚽ AKTOBE – ULYTAU (Zhezkazgan) 2:2 (1:2). Goals: Shushenachev 17 (1:0), Zulfikarov 23 (1:1), Zulfikarov 43 (1:2), Yerlanov 90+5 (2:2)

⚽ ASTANA – KAIRAT (Almaty) 1:0 (0:0). Goal: Karimov 14. Sent off: Sadybekov (K, 11)

⚽ TOBOL (Kostanay) – ELIMAI (Semey) 0:2 (0:2). Goals: Plakka 16 penalty (0:2), Zhaksylykov 40 (0:2)

⚽ ATYRAU – ORDABASY (Shymkent) 0:3 (0:1). Goals: Johnsen 20 (0:1), Johnsen 54 (0:2), Johnsen 90+2 (0:3)

Okzhetpes in the home game against Zhenis demonstrated that the team's bronze ambitions have not disappeared. Moreover, a hypothetical victory for Ordabasy in the Kazakhstan Cup would bring a ticket to European competitions for the fourth team of KPL-2026.

In the game in Kokshetau, both hosts and guests scored twice. However, Astana's Bosnian Ivan Sharavanya hit his own goal.

Aktobe fans present at the match against Ulytau were thrown from hot to cold. Before the break, Zhezkazgan's Bakdaulet Zulfikarov responded with a double to Artur Shushenachev's goal. Temirlan Yerlanov's ball in stoppage time saved the Aktobe team from complete embarrassment. Although the home loss of two points may be irreplaceable.

Irtysh, having won away against Altai, rose to 11th place. But the density of results in the relegation zone does not yet guarantee the Pavlodar team survival in the elite. Kaisar, also desperately trying to stay in the KPL, escaped defeat in Petropavlovsk in the last minutes.

In the lower part of the table, a real fire is burning. Zhetisu, which unexpectedly lost to Kaspiy, is currently first in line for relegation.

Matchday 28 of KPL-2026 will take place after a pause in the championship caused by national team matches. On October 10, the games Kairat – Zhetisu, Tobol – Astana, Elimai – Aktobe, Irtysh – Kyzylzhar and Zhenis – Atyrau are scheduled. On October 11, Kaisar – Ordabasy, Ulytau – Okzhetpes and Kaspiy – Altai will meet.