GOLDEN PLAYOFF
The main matches of the tournament in the "Golden Playoff" passed persistently, dramatically, emotionally, and sometimes toughly. In the Almaty derby, Tassay and Kompetenz almost ended the meeting ahead of time due to the removal of the insurers, with whom they disagreed categorically. But prudence triumphed and the match continued. As a result, Tassay won – 2:0. The Tassay rival in the semifinal was determined at the meeting of ALES and Kelet, in which the energy workers were slightly stronger and more successful – 1:0. Another confrontation between the north and the south of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal ended again with a victory for the south and the current holder of the Cup: Kazphosphate – Karachaganak Petroleum 2:0. Relatively without problems, only guests from the capital reached the semifinal: Samruk Energo – Casting 5:1. In the semifinals, the degree of struggle increased only, which just about resulted in a fight in the match between Samruk Energo and Kazphosphate. But everything worked out and Samruk Energo won with the score of 2:0 without firing a single shot. At the same time, another favorite of the competition – Tassay beat the fellow countrymen from ALES, who seemed to be running low on the decisive fights – 4:1. Fatigue affected the match for the third place too, where ALES lost to their rivals in the group from Kazphosphate 2:5. The final was more stubborn. An equal fight continued throughout the match, however, only the players from Almaty managed to score thanks to their resulting actions and they celebrated the victory – 1:0. Tassay became the winner of the KazakhProm Cup – 2018