Match Report
1 points for Kazakhstan (4th), 11 for Austria (2nd): a 10-point gap. Kazakhstan had been under-performing their position — 52nd on five-round form against 4th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0/2.5 for Kazakhstan and 2.33/0.83 for Austria (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
Kazakhstan had lost three in a row. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Kazakhstan against 7/15 for Austria.
M. Barbu took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,804. Austria led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-2.
Goal scorers
Austria: Christoph Baumgartner (15'), Michael Gregoritsch (25')