ASTANA. Bosnia and Herzegovina defeats Kazakhstan 2-0 after S. Prevljak scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Astana Arena stadium in Astana on Saturday and it started at 1:00 pm local time. The referee was Davide Massa who was helped by Fabiano Preti and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Daniele Chiffi. The weather was smoke. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 8 Total 20
- 2 On Target 8
- 6 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 110 Attack 125
- 39 Dangerous attack 48
- 58 Ball safe 52
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 7
Fouls
- 8 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina was in firm control of the ball 55% while Kazakhstan was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Bosnia and Herzegovina was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bosnia and Herzegovina won the match.
Kazakhstan shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Bosnia and Herzegovina shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Kazakhstan received 2 yellow cards (D. Shomko and Y. Logvinenko). On the other side, Bosnia and Herzegovina received 1 yellow card (A. Gojak).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this encounter, Kazakhstan will stay with 3 points to stay in the 5th place. On the other side, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have 6 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Kazakhstan will host Finland on the 12th of October with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Finland (1 draw).
Bosnia and Herzegovina will play away agasint Ukraine on the 12th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Kazakhstan – Formation
Kazakhstan
42'
83'
Kazakhstan started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Talgat Baysufinov decided to play with the following team: Stas Pokatilov , Marat Bystrov , Yurïý Logvïnenko , Sergey Maliy , Nuraly Alip , Dmitriy Shomko , Georgy Zhukov , Islambek Kuat , Yan Vorogovskiy , Baktiyar Zaynutdinov and Aleksey Shchetkin .
The home team had on the bench: Roman Murtazaev , Abzal Beysebekov , Aybar Zhaksylykov , Ramazan Orazov , Igor Shatskiy, Maksat Taykenov, Alibek Kassym, Mukhamedjan Seisen, Oralkhan Omirtayev , Erkin Tapalov, Sultanbek Astanov and Temirlan Erlanov.
Substitutions
Kazakhstan made 5 changes: A. Shchetkin for O. Omirtaev (61′), G. Zhukov for A. Zhaksylykov (61′), Y. Vorogovskiy for R. Orazov (78′), D. Shomko for A. Beysebekov (78′) and M. Bystrov for R. Murtazayev (83′).
Best player: Islambek Kuat
The player that probably impressed the most for Kazakhstan was Islambek Kuat.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes.
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Formation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
25', 66'
Bosnia and Herzegovina started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Ivaylo Petev Bogdanov played with: Ibrahim Šehić , Anel Ahmedhodžić , Adnan Kovačević , Eldar Ćivić , Miroslav Stevanović , Gojko Cimirot , Amir Hadžiahmetović , Amer Gojak , Sead Kolašinac , Edin Džeko and Smail Prevljak .
They had on the bench: Jusuf Gazibegovic, Almedin Ziljkić, Ermedin Demirović , Branimir Cipetić, Ajdin Nukić, Kenan Pirić, Adi Nalić , Luka Menalo, Aleksandar Jovičić and Nikola Vasilj.
Substitutions
Bosnia and Herzegovina made 2 changes: G. Cimirot for A. Nalic (62′) and S. Prevljak for E. Demirovic (80′).
Best player: Smail Prevljak
The player that probably impressed the most for Bosnia and Herzegovina was Smail Prevljak.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Poland – San Marino – 5-0
- Hungary – Albania – 0-1
- Andorra – England – 0-5
- Moldova – Denmark – 0-4
- Faroe Islands – Austria – 0-2
- Scotland – Israel – 3-2
- Sweden – Kosovo – 3-0
- Georgia – Greece – 0-2
- Finland – Ukraine – 1-2
- Kazakhstan – Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0-2
- Switzerland – Northern Ireland – 2-0
- Lithuania – Bulgaria – 3-1
- Luxembourg – Serbia – 0-1
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
