Astana will play its final matches in 2022. On December 28 and 29, Oleg Kiselev's team will host Tobol at the Saryarka cycle track.
The opponent is having a good season in the National League, leading the standings along with Barsy Atyrau. Timur Sultanov's team gained ten victories after 16 matches, including two over Astana in Kostanay.
But it is worth noting that at that time, a young squad played in the National League matches, the roster of which was formed from the farm team players. It was then that Arthur Dzhunusov, Aset Amangeldinov, Amirali Suleimenov, and Vladislav Isaenko made their debut in the championship of Kazakhstan.
However, now that the next game in the VTB United League will take place only in January, Oleg Kiselev has the opportunity to use the leaders of the main team in the upcoming match.
Tobol players to look out for: center Anton Bykov (20.9 points, 9.2 rebounds per game), Kazakhstan captain Shaim Kuanov (15.6 points, 7.1 assists, 2.9 steals per game), forward Pavel Ilyin (12.9 points, 6.9 selection).
Bykov holds the current league record for two-pointers (6.54 per game), field goals (7.54 per game), efficiency (25), and points and rebounds. As for Shaim Kuanov, he has the most assists (7.14 per game) and average playing time (36:45 per game). Pavel Ilyin is the leader in fouls (3.67 per match).
The Kostanay team has three imports: Daniil Posashkov and Kirill Gornaev from Russia and Temirlan Kapakov (Kyrgyzstan). Posashkov was one of the imports who was the most dangerous competitor to the capital's team in the previous series between Tobol and Astana, scoring 30 points in two matches and making 11 rebounds.
The most significant victory of Astana over Tobol occurred a year ago when the match on the cycle track Saryarka ended with a score of 112:49.
Kazakhstan's ten-time champions must win to regain their lead in the national championship.
We are waiting for all the fans at these crucial games!
Tickets are available on the
Zakazbiletov.kz website.
Detailed information about the tournament, standings, schedule, and match results are published in the Tournaments section.
