The match ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 2:1. Finnish midfielder Robert Taylor opened the scoring in the 28th minute. In the 77th minute, Baktiyor Zainutdinov equalized the score from the penalty spot. In the 90th minute of the match, Zainutdinov scored twice from a pass from Ramazan Orazov and brought victory to his team.
Finland started the match with confidence. The Finns gained possession of the ball and began to press the opponent, pushing them towards their penalty area. From the 13th minute, the hosts had a serious chance. Finland was awarded a corner and after the play the ball was passed to Pohjanpalo. The attacker was pierced, but the ball went close to the bar. In the 27th minute, the hosts were awarded a free kick. Robert Taylor came to the ball. The midfielder shot directly, but Shatsky couldn’t help it.
After conceding a goal, Kazakhstan could not get back into the match. The Finns continued to dominate the field and control the ball. There were still a few good chances, but the score in the first half didn’t change again.
After the break, the match didn’t change much. Kazakhstan gained possession, but created the first dangerous chance just 10 minutes into the half. Samorodov crossed towards Kairov, but he was unable to recover the ball. The Finns tried to calm things down. They were satisfied with the progress of the match, but the guests got started and did not intend to stop. First Tagybergen hit the crossbar from 40 yards out, then there was a moment after the free kick and the referee paused to watch the replay. After Marochkin’s kick, the ball hit Jensen’s hand. The referee pointed to the penalty spot. Baktiyor Zainutdinov went straight to the goal, shot to the center and equalized the score in the match.
The head coach of the home team immediately made some substitutions. Finland was not at all happy with a draw. But as Kanerva pushed the team forward, Kazakhstan scored the second. Zainutdinov scored again, but this time from the field. The midfielder opened up after a corner in the 90th minute and fired into the goal.
“The guys really want to make a big holiday for the people of Kazakhstan. When we missed the goal, I didn’t change the team formation. The missed goal made us angry with ourselves, which became a turning point in the game. Our internal reserves helped us win this match, ”said the head coach of the Kazakhstan national team, Magomed Adiev, after the victory.
“The match was completely in our control. We had to score an extra goal. That would have undoubtedly changed the situation. But everything did not go as planned. In Slovenia we were beaten to the ground. It now seemed that we “We were going to go up, but then they knocked us out. Now we have to come together and start preparing for the Nations League qualifiers,” Kanerva commented on Finland’s defeat.
Kazakhstan scored 15 points and sits third in Group H, four points behind Denmark and Slovenia. Adiev’s team has every chance of getting a ticket to Euro 2024. Finland lost the opportunity to get one of the tickets to the tournament.
Yahya Hasanov, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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