Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — England W 1st with 22 points, Kazakhstan W 1st with 7, 15 apart. Kazakhstan W's recent output lagged their position: 34th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.74 goals per team per game, Kazakhstan W ran at 1.33 scored and 0.67 conceded, England W at 3.63 and 0.13.
Momentum sat with England W, winners of their last nine, having scored in 10 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for Kazakhstan W against 15/15 for England W.
Ortalıq Stadion in Aktobe, capacity 12,527, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: England W led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-6.




