CONFIDENT VICTORY OVER AZERBAIJAN
in the first ten minutes of the match both team attacked, but failed to score. Our team was mostly active in its left side, where the Azerbaijani defense felt pressed by Murtazayev and the captain of the team Shomko.
It the 12th minute of the match the Kazakhstan team kicked from a penalty spot. Bauyrzhan Islamhan passed, and it was a great header by Murtazayev, who managed to open the score - 1:0.
In less than three minutes, the left side of our team organized the second goal scored. Shomko and Murtazayev defeated the defense of the opponent, giving a chance to Serikzhan Muzhikov, who kicked into the far corner to double his team's advantage - 2:0.
Scoring two fast goals, the players of our team slightly slowed down the pace, focusing on the defense. The Azerbaijanis conducted several dangerous attacks through their left side.
The first half ended with a score - 2:0.
The head coach of Azerbaijan Gurban Gurbanov made two substitutions in the break.
At the start of the second half Murtazaev beat from the penalty to the far corner, but failed to score. The guests made several attempts to cut the score, but Kazakhstan played well in defence.
Baktiyar Zainutdinov, tried to put the ball in the back of the net several times, and finally in the 90th minute of the match, he kicked from the corner of the penalty and scored a stunning goal in the far corner!
Kazakhstan won Azerbaijan in a friendly match - 3:0.
