Before the Game: “Snezhnye Barsy” vs “Sputnik”

The Astana team begins a long November home stand with a series of games against “Sputnik.”

The visitors arrive in the capital after a pair of home matches against “Krasnoyarskie Rysi,” where both teams split the points. In the first game, the hosts claimed a 2–1 victory thanks to goals from Amir Gataullin and Islam Davletshin. In the second matchup, Valentin Kopylov’s squad fell 2–3 in a shootout, with Daniil Lazarev and Vilen Taziev finding the net.

Heading into the game in Astana, “Sputnik” sits sixth in the standings with 18 points from 19 games. The team’s most productive player over the last five matches has been Artur Gimadiev, who has recorded 4 points (1+3).

“Snezhnye Barsy” closed out October with a home matchup against “Tayfun” from Primorsky Krai. In a hard-fought battle, Anton Vasine’s team fell short, losing 3–4. The goal scorers for the Astana side were Asanali Ruslanuly, Aituar Nurzhanov, and Karim Kazhibekov. Earlier, the “Barsy” played away against “Belye Medvedi” in Chelyabinsk, where they suffered a 2–4 defeat — Amir Alpkaryn and Karim Kazhibekov were the ones to score.

At the moment, the Astana team sits at the bottom of the Silver Division standings with 6 points in 20 games. Karim Kazhibekov leads the team over the last five matches with 5 points (2+3).

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