UEFA Nations League

Slovakia vs Kazakhstan, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Slovakia
  • 26': Leo Sauer
  • 82': Dávid Hancko
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2 - 1
Kazakhstan
  • 35': Ramazan Karimov

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Slovakia are hosting Kazakhstan at Košická futbalová aréna (KFA), Kosice, Slovakia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Arsen Ashirbek.
  • 3': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
  • 3': David Strelec (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan).
  • 4': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Stas Pokatilov.
  • 4': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Dinmukhamed Karaman.
  • 5': Foul by Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan).
  • 5': Adam Obert (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan).
  • 6': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
  • 10': Offside, Slovakia. David Strelec is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Arsen Ashirbek (Kazakhstan).
  • 13': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 18': Offside, Slovakia. Ondrej Duda is caught offside.
  • 19': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
  • 19': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Temirlan Erlanov.
  • 23': Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
  • 24': Foul by Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan).
  • 24': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Goal! Slovakia 1, Kazakhstan 0. Leo Sauer (Slovakia) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 28': Stanislav Basmanov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Martin Valjent (Slovakia).
  • 28': Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
  • 28': David Strelec (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Foul by Zhasulan Amir (Kazakhstan).
  • 30': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Stanislav Basmanov (Kazakhstan).
  • 31': Martin Valjent (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Strelec.
  • 33': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
  • 35': Goal! Slovakia 1, Kazakhstan 1. Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Zhasulan Amir.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
  • 38': Foul by Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
  • 38': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Offside, Slovakia. Martin Valjent is caught offside.
  • 43': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
  • 43': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Arsen Ashirbek (Kazakhstan).
  • 45'+1': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Slovakia 1, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Aleksandr Mrynskiy replaces Ismail Bekbolat.
  • 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 1, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 48': Arsen Ashirbek (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Martin Valjent.
  • 53': Foul by Zhasulan Amir (Kazakhstan).
  • 53': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kazakhstan) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 56': Foul by Stanislav Basmanov (Kazakhstan).
  • 56': Martin Valjent (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Martin Valjent (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Leo Sauer (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Obert with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
  • 60': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Galymzhan Kenzhebek replaces Stanislav Basmanov.
  • 60': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Ramazan Orazov replaces Zhasulan Amir.
  • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Galymzhan Kenzhebek.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Leo Sauer (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Martin Valjent (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Martin Dúbravka (Slovakia).
  • 65': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Martin Dúbravka.
  • 66': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Bobcek replaces Leo Sauer.
  • 66': Foul by Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan).
  • 66': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Martin Valjent (Slovakia).
  • 69': Martin Valjent (Slovakia) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 69': Martin Valjent (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 72': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Damir Kasabulat replaces Islambek Kuat because of an injury.
  • 73': Foul by Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan).
  • 73': Adam Obert (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
  • 75': Substitution, Slovakia. Róbert Bozeník replaces David Strelec.
  • 75': Substitution, Slovakia. Ivan Schranz replaces Lukás Haraslín.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stanislav Lobotka.
  • 81': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Arsen Ashirbek.
  • 82': Goal! Slovakia 2, Kazakhstan 1. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) header from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Damir Kasabulat (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Slovakia).
  • 85': Attempt saved. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stas Pokatilov (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Adam Obert.
  • 86': Foul by Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
  • 86': Martin Valjent (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Elkhan Astanov replaces Arsen Ashirbek.
  • 87': Foul by Damir Kasabulat (Kazakhstan).
  • 87': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
  • 89': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Slovakia. Dávid Duris replaces Martin Valjent.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Tomás Suslov.
  • 90'+1': Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
  • 90'+2': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nauryzbek Zhagorov.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Slovakia 2, Kazakhstan 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Slovakia 2, Kazakhstan 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 8
6 Saves 1
25.3 Possession 74.7
3 SHOTS 17
2 ON GOAL 8
0.7 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
165 Accurate Passes 628
237 Passes 703
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
5 Crosses 21
0.0 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 44
13 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
0 Blocked Shots 6
16 Effective Tackles 9
23 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 11
34 Effective Clearances 13
34 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Košická futbalová aréna (KFA)
Location: Kosice, Slovakia
Attendance: 9,109

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Slovakia 4 +7 10
2 Faroe Islands 4 0 4
3 Moldova 4 -5 4
4 Kazakhstan 4 -2 2
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SVK Slovakia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Martin Dúbravka (GK)
21 Adam Obert
14 Milan Skriniar
16 Dávid Hancko
4 Martin Valjent Yellow Card
22 Stanislav Lobotka
8 Ondrej Duda
10 Tomás Suslov
15 David Strelec Yellow Card
17 Lukás Haraslín
7 Leo Sauer
Slovakia Substitutes:
Peter Pokorny, Tomas Bobcek, Ivan Schranz, Róbert Bozeník, Dominik Greif, Lubomir Satka, Adrian Kapralik, Dávid Duris, Ivan Mesik, Tomás Rigo, Jakub Surovcik, Denis Vavro.

KAZ Kazakhstan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Stas Pokatilov (GK)
3 Nuraly Alip
23 Temirlan Erlanov
14 Nauryzbek Zhagorov
4 Arsen Ashirbek
8 Zhasulan Amir
18 Dinmuhamed Karaman
5 Islambek Kuat Yellow Card
9 Ramazan Karimov Yellow Card
17 Stanislav Basmanov
22 Ismail Bekbolat
Kazakhstan Substitutes:
Azamat Tuyakbayev, Damir Kasabulat, Galymzhan Kenzhebek, Artur Shushenachev, Aleksandr Mrynskiy, Elkhan Astanov, Yan Vorogovskiy, Ramazan Orazov, Aleksandr Zarutskiy, Georgi Zhukov, Sergiy Malyi, Temirlan Anarbekov.

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