Kazakhstan fails directly qualify for Euro 2024
In the first half of the match, Slovenia was awarded a penalty late in the first half after a Video Assistant Referee review when Yan Vorogovskiy fouled Petar Stojanovic in the box. Benjamin Šeško comfortably converted the spot-kick.
Kazakhstan made the perfect start to the second half as Ramazan Orazov scored his first international goal in the 48th minute.
Benjamin Verbic scored a late winner in the 86th minute.
Thus, Slovenia secured qualification for the Euro 2024 finals in Germany, but Kazakhstan will have to earn its place through March’s playoffs. In the semi-finals, Kazakhstan national team will play away against the Greek national team. In case of victory, the Kazakhstan team will meet with the winner of the Georgia vs Luxembourg match.
Slovenia 2:1 (1:0) Kazakhstan
Goals: Šeško 42 (penalty), Verbič 86 – Orazov 48
Warnings: Verbič 86 – Vorogovskiy 40, Kuat 61, Malyy 72, Alip 90
Slovenia: Oblak (gk), Karničnik, Blažič, Bijol, Janza (Drkusic 87), Stojanovič (Stankovič 90+2), Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar (Verbic 72), Šeško, Šporar (Kurtic 87)
Subs: Belec (gk), Vidovsek, (gk), Balkovec, Lovrič, Zajc, Zahovič, Celar, Vipotnik
Head Coach: Matjaž Kek
Kazakhstan: Shatskiy (gk), Vorogovskiy, Alip, Malyy, Marochkin, Bystrov, Beisebekov (c) (Tapalov 81), Kuat (Kenesov 64), Chesnokov (Sviridov 81), Orazov, Samorodov (Aimbetov 90+1)
Subs: Ustimenko (gk), Shaizada (gk), Skvortsov, Dosmagambetov, Kassym, Erlanov, Darabayev, Zuev
Head coach: Magomed Adiev.
Referees: Szymon Marciniak, Pavel Sokolnicki, Adam Kupsik, Pavel Raczkowski
VAR Referees: Tomasz Kwiatkowski, Bartosz Frankowski (Poland).
20.11.2023. Stozice Arena, Ljubljana, Slovenia. 16,432 spectators.
