Match Report
28th against 30th, but level on points: Kairat U19 and Pafos U19 both had 4. Pafos U19 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 25th in the league over the last five rounds against 30th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Kairat U19 1.33 scored and 2.5 conceded per game, Pafos U19 0.83 and 2.5, with the league averaging 2.08.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kairat U19 — four in succession. Pafos U19 arrived off six straight defeats.
The venue was Stadïon Akademïï T.S.Segïzbaeva in Almaty, with room for 25,057 spectators. On the scoreboard, Pafos U19 led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Kairat U19: Abylay Toleukhan (51') · Pafos U19: David Ferrer (8'), Georgios Michael (43'), Marcelo Alves (82')