In the Premier League game on 13 September 2026, Irtysh beat Okzhetpes 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:2, corners 7:1.
Match report
Irtysh secured a 2:1 victory over Okzhetpes in the Premier League's regular season on Saturday. The match finished at 2:1 after a game where the home side took control early and held off a late reply. To be fair, the result looked comfortable for a while before the visitors found their footing.
Leonardo Kalil opened the scoring in the seventeenth minute and doubled Irtysh's advantage thirty-three minutes in. The Brazilian striker then had a penalty saved in the forty-seventh minute, but Irtysh had already had the game won inside twenty minutes by that stage. Kalil was eventually replaced in the seventy-fifth minute after a productive evening.
Okzhetpes pulled one back through O. Omirtaev in the seventy-second minute. The goal changed the complexion of the match, though the visitors had dominated possession at 56 per cent. They threw bodies in the way after the break, making five substitutions including bringing on Omirtaev himself in the seventy-third minute.
The statistics tell a story of different approaches. Irtysh registered three shots on target from six attempts, while Okzhetpes managed two on target from seven. The visitors generated more attacks—75 compared to 61—but only won one corner to Irtysh's seven. And here's the thing, the home side needed efficiency rather than volume.
Irtysh moved away from the relegation zone with this result. Sitting thirteenth with 24 games played and 23 points, they showed character after losing their previous match to Zhetysu. Okzhetpes remain fourth with 42 points from 25 games, but this was a rare setback in an otherwise strong campaign.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %44–56.00
Shots on target3–2
Shots off target7–5
Attacks61–75
HT⚽17' Leonardo Kalil — Goal⚽33' Leonardo Kalil — Goal⇄46' S. Malikaydar — Substitution✗47' Leonardo Kalil — Penalty missed⇄56' B. Abdumannonov — Substitution⇄56' S. Umarov — Substitution⇄61' T. Mukhametzhanov — Substitution⚽72' O. Omirtaev — Goal⇄73' V. Vasiljev — Substitution⇄73' O. Omirtaev — Substitution⇄75' Leonardo Kalil — Substitution⇄75' Y. Shimamura — Substitution⇄77' N. Buribaev — Substitution⇄90+3' D. Esimbekov — Substitution🟨90+4' B. Shamshi — Yellow card
