Khan Tengri edges Kaspij Aktau II in five-goal match

AKTAU, Kazakhstan (Interstat) — FK Khan Tengri defeated host Kaspij Aktau II 3-2 on Thursday in a football match. Bakhtishat Abdullaev led Khan Tengri with one goal and one assist. Nurmuhammed Islam scored twice for Kaspij Aktau II. Askar Bizhan and Arafat Valiev each scored once for Khan Tengri, while Darkhan Medelkhan and Rusal Zhumabay each supplied an assist. Islam opened the scoring in the eighth minute before Bizhan leveled in the 15th. Abdullaev put Khan Tengri ahead in the 29th, Islam equalized in first-half stoppage time, and Valiev netted the winner in the 56th. Khan Tengri’s season record in this competition is now two wins, no losses and one draw. Kaspij Aktau II’s season record in this competition is now one win and two losses. Khan Tengri’s season record across all competitions is now two wins, no losses and one draw. Kaspij Aktau II’s season record across all competitions is now one win and two losses.