Ordabasy defeated Yelimay 3-1 away, pulling ahead of Kairat in the KPL-2026 standings. The Shymkent side leads the reigning champions by four actual and seven lost points. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.

In the central match of Round 13, which began the day before, Andrey Martin's team opened the scoring before the break, with Brazilian Leo Natel finding the net. Ghanaian David Abagna doubled the lead in the 68th minute, but Yelimay's Belarusian Yevgeny Berezkin pulled one back in the 84th minute. The legionnaires' scoring spree was soon complemented by Zhasulan Amir, who set the final score at 3-1.

Round 13 results

  • 01**ULYTAU (Zhezkazgan) – ZHENIS (Astana) 2:1 (0:0)**. Goals: dos Santos 54 (0:1), Bugulov 64 (1:1), Zulfikarov 84 (2:1)
  • 02**YELIMAY (Semey) – ORDABASY (Shymkent) 1:3 (0:1)**. Goals: Leo Natel 36 (0:1), Abagna 68 (0:2), Berezkin 84 (1:2), Amir 85 (1:3). Red card: Payruz (Y, 90+7)
  • 03**ASTANA – IRTYSH (Pavlodar) 2:0 (0:0)**. Goals: Botnar 36 own goal (1:0), Tomasov 44 (2:0)
  • 04**CASPIY (Aktau) – KAISAR (Kyzylorda) 1:2 (0:2)**. Goals: Ezekiel 6 (0:1), Agzambayev 33 (0:2), Ndombasi 84 (1:2)
  • 05**AKTOBE – ALTAI (Ust-Kamenogorsk) 2:0 (0:0)**. Goals: Laturnus 57 (1:0), Ordets 71 (2:0)
  • 06**TOBOL (Kostanay) – KYZYLZHAR (Petropavlovsk) 2:0 (0:0)**. Goals: Milovanovic 54 (1:0), Zuev 57 (2:0)
  • 07**ZHETYSU (Taldykorgan) – OKZHETPES (Kokshetau) 2:2 (0:0)**. Goals: Anuarbekov 49 (1:0), Omirtayev 58 (1:1), Jovanovic 69 (2:1), Omirtayev 73 (2:2)
  • 08**KAIRAT (Almaty) – ATYRAU 1:1 (1:0)**. Goals: Oksanen 13 (1:0), Abdulla 69 (1:1)

With the loss, Yelimay allowed Astana and Ulytau to move ahead. The seven-time national champions scored two unanswered goals against five-time champion Irtysh. Meanwhile, Zhezkazgan snatched a victory from Zhenis, who had been leading during the match.

The round was not without the traditional refereeing scandal. The officiating crew for the Caspiy vs. Kaisar match, along with numerous video assistants, completely missed a second goal scored by the hosts in the final minutes.

Upcoming matches

On Wednesday, June 17, in a rescheduled match of Round 17, Kairat will host Kyzylzhar. After that, both teams will travel to Petropavlovsk for Round 14 matches, scheduled for June 20 and 21.

On Saturday, Altai vs. Zhetysu, Zhenis vs. Irtysh, Kaisar vs. Ulytau, and Ordabasy vs. Caspiy will play. On Sunday, matches include Okzhetpes vs. Tobol, Kyzylzhar vs. Kairat, Yelimay vs. Atyrau, and Aktobe vs. Astana.