KARAGANDA, Kazakhstan (Interstat) — Kairat Almaty II secured a 3-2 victory over Shakhter Karagandy on Thursday at Stadion Shakhter. Abylai Zhilkaidar starred for the visitors with one goal and one assist. Artem Litosh and Andrey Ulshin scored for Shakhter Karagandy, while Abylay Toleukhan and Mustafa Shen scored for Kairat Almaty II. Danila Vasilchenko and Tore Ismagulov recorded assists. Zhilkaidar opened the scoring in the fourth minute, Litosh equalized in the 37th, Toleukhan restored Kairat’s lead in the 45th, Ulshin pulled Shakhter level in the 79th and Shen netted the winner in the 83rd. Kairat Almaty II now has two wins, no losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. Shakhter Karagandy stands at one win and two losses in the competition and overall. The visitors claimed the result after Shakhter’s second equalizer, with Zhilkaidar’s performance leading the way in a back-and-forth contest.