Kairat Almaty vs KuPS Kuopio, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round
· 2nd Leg - Kairat Almaty advance 3-2 on aggregate
45'+1': Giorgi Zaria
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3 - 0
2nd Leg - Kairat Almaty advance 3-2 on aggregate
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Kairat Almaty advance 3-2 on aggregate
About
Kairat Almaty are hosting KuPS Kuopio
at Almaty Ortalyk Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Jorginho (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Goal! Kairat 1, KuPS 0. Dastan Satpaev (Kairat) right footed shot. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko.
- 29': Goal! Kairat 2, KuPS 0. Jorginho (Kairat) right footed shot.
- 43': Goal! Kairat 3, KuPS 0. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) right footed shot. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
- 45'+1': Giorgi Zaria (Kairat) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Doni Arifi (KuPS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
- 50': Ofri Arad (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Edmilson.
- 65': Substitution, Kairat. Aleksandr Mrynskiy replaces Dastan Satpaev.
- 68': Substitution, KuPS. Agon Sadiku replaces Mohamed Toure.
- 68': Substitution, KuPS. Jerry Voutilainen replaces Doni Arifi.
- 72': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Jorginho because of an injury.
- 76': Substitution, KuPS. Bob Armah replaces Niko Hämäläinen.
- 81': Substitution, Kairat. Adilet Sadybekov replaces Valeri Gromyko because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, KuPS. Arttu Heinonen replaces Petteri Pennanen.
- 84': Substitution, KuPS. Samuel Pasanen replaces Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+6': Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
- 0': Match ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying
Venue: Almaty Ortalyk Stadium
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 22,800
Venue: Almaty Ortalyk Stadium
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 22,800
Line-Ups
Kairat Almaty (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Zarutskiy (GK)  |
| 14 | Alyaksandr Martynovich |
| 80 | Egor Sorokin |
| 3 | Luis Mata |
| 4 | Damir Kasabulat |
| 15 | Ofri Arad |
| 55 | Valeri Gromyko |
| 20 | Erkin Tapalov |
| 9 | Dastan Satpaev |
| 7 | Jorginho |
| 26 | Edmilson |
KuPS Kuopio (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Aatu Hakala (GK) |
| 16 | Samuli Miettinen |
| 15 | Ibrahim Cisse |
| 22 | Niko Hamalainen |
| 6 | Saku Savolainen |
| 34 | Otto Ruoppi |
| 10 | Doni Arifi |
| 13 | Jaakko Oksanen |
| 20 | Mohamed Toure |
| 8 | Petteri Pennanen |
| 21 | Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba |
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