SEMEY (Interstat) — Tobol II used a two-goal performance from Emin Musaev and a late strike from Adilzhan Saduakas to defeat Yelimay Semey II 3-2 in a global football match on Thursday. The visiting side took a 2-0 lead early in the second half and then answered a second-half push from the home side to secure its second win in the competition this season. Yelimay Semey II remained without a win after three matches.

Musaev opened the scoring in the 35th minute and added his second goal in the 47th minute. He was on the field for the full 90 minutes and finished with two goals. Saduakas, who also played the full 90 minutes, scored in the 87th minute to restore Tobol II’s two-goal advantage. The goals gave Tobol II enough cushion to withstand Yelimay Semey II’s late response. Musaev was Tobol II’s top star in the match.

Yelimay Semey II cut the deficit in the 57th minute when Asan Baigaliev scored. Nurali Nuradilov pulled the home side within one in the second minute of stoppage time, but the final whistle followed soon after and Tobol II held on. Baigaliev and Nuradilov each played the full 90 minutes and scored once. The home side pressed for an equalizer after Nuradilov’s goal, but time ran out. Yelimay Semey II could not find a third goal in the closing moments. The final goal came in the second minute of stoppage time.

The result left Tobol II with two wins, no losses and one draw in the competition. Its record across all competitions is also two wins, no losses and one draw. Yelimay Semey II fell to no wins and three losses in the competition, and its record across all competitions is the same. Tobol II entered the match after a 4-1 win over Jaiyq and a 4-4 draw with Aktobe II. Yelimay Semey II had lost 7-1 to FC Astana II and 3-2 to FK Arys in its previous two matches. Tobol II had scored four goals in each of its previous two matches, and Yelimay Semey II had conceded 10 goals across its previous two matches. Musaev had a goal and an assist in Tobol II’s previous match against Jaiyq.

Tobol II’s win came after it built a 2-0 lead through Musaev’s two goals. The visitors protected the advantage after Saduakas scored late, even as Yelimay Semey II added a stoppage-time goal through Nuradilov. The match produced five goals in total, with three from Tobol II and two from Yelimay Semey II. The scoring sequence ran from Musaev’s 35th-minute opener to Nuradilov’s goal in the 90th minute plus two. Tobol II improved its competition record to two wins, no losses and one draw, while Yelimay Semey II stayed at no wins and three losses. The match was played in Semey, with Yelimay Semey II as the home team and Tobol II as the visitor.

Musaev’s first goal came in the 35th minute after a scoreless opening half-hour. His second arrived in the 47th minute, early in the second half, and put Tobol II ahead 2-0. Yelimay Semey II responded through Baigaliev in the 57th minute, making the score 2-1. The home side then pushed for an equalizer before Saduakas scored in the 87th minute. Nuradilov’s stoppage-time goal made the score 3-2, but Tobol II held on for the win.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tobol II 16, Yelimay Semey II 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Yelimay Semey II with a 56.3 percent probability to win. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 3.5. Interstat’s projections were made before the match.