Ali braces as Academy Ontustyk edge past Ekibastuz
Academy Ontustyk beat Ekibastuz 3:2 in the Regular Season round 19 of the First Division on 20 August 2026. The hosts moved further clear of the mid-table pack while the visitors remain rooted in eighth place, 13 points adrift of fourth. By then the gap was already telling — 39 points against 26 after equal number of games played.
And here's the thing about the opening half: Ali walked off with two goals in ten minutes. The first came at the fifth, the second at the twentieth, and that early cushion held firm for most of the contest. Ekibastuz refused to fold, though, and dragged the game back into contention late on.
Mukhit struck at the seventy-ninth and again at the ninetieth to make it interesting, while a goal without a scorer was registered at the eighty-ninth. Ali added an eighth-minute goal to complete his brace, and the hosts held on despite the closing pressure. The result keeps Academy Ontustyk fourth and leaves Ekibastuz eighth.