Match Report
Kazakhstan U21 went into the game 4th in the table on 10 points; Montenegro U21 sat 6th on 7 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Kazakhstan U21 no better than 48th for form, against 4th in the standings.
Defeat had followed defeat for Montenegro U21 — three in succession.
The venue was Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, with room for 23,804 spectators. With 18 matches recorded and 1.4 yellow cards per game, R. Həsənov was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 0-4.