Match Report
4 points and 1 places separated them: Kazakhstan 4th with 4, Lithuania 3rd with 8. Kazakhstan ranked just 49th in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.5 for Kazakhstan and 0.83/1.17 for Lithuania (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Kazakhstan had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Kazakhstan, 10/15 for Lithuania.
The Depot At Cleburne Station in Almaty staged the fixture, a ground that holds 25,057. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.