Match Report
Kazakhstan and Cyprus went into the game level on 10 points, 4th against 5th in the table. The last five rounds placed Kazakhstan no better than 42nd for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Kazakhstan were scoring 1.3 and conceding 1.7, Cyprus 1.5 and 2, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan (capacity 23,804). C. Pawson took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.2 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kazakhstan led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.