FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Armenia vs Kazakhstan, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Armenia
  • 73': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 75': Aras Özbiliz
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2 - 0
Kazakhstan
  • Red Card 64': Sergiy Malyi

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Armenia are hosting Kazakhstan at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
  • 1': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Delay in match Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia) because of an injury.
  • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Substitution, Armenia. Tigran Barseghyan replaces Gevorg Ghazaryan because of an injury.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tanat Nuserbaev.
  • 6': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gor Malakyan with a headed pass.
  • 8': Foul by Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan).
  • 8': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
  • 10': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Offside, Armenia. Marcos Pizzelli tries a through ball, but Taron Voskanyan is caught offside.
  • 13': Offside, Kazakhstan. Tanat Nuserbaev tries a through ball, but Bauyrzhan Islamkhan is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan).
  • 16': Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Abzal Beysebekov (Kazakhstan).
  • 18': Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Foul by Abzal Beysebekov (Kazakhstan).
  • 18': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Abzal Beysebekov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Artur Sarkisov (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan).
  • 19': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Gor Malakyan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Taron Voskanyan (Armenia).
  • 21': Tanat Nuserbaev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Offside, Kazakhstan. Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev tries a through ball, but Tanat Nuserbaev is caught offside.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Artur Sarkisov.
  • 23': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
  • 23': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan).
  • 23': Gael Andonian (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan).
  • 24': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
  • 25': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Levon Hayrapetyan (Armenia).
  • 28': Artur Sarkisov (Armenia) has gone down, but that's a dive.
  • 28': Artur Sarkisov (Armenia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 30': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Islambek Kuat.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marcos Pizzelli with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev (Kazakhstan).
  • 31': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Foul by Gor Malakyan (Armenia).
  • 32': Delay in match Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) because of an injury.
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 33': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Gael Andonian.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 37': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Marcos Pizzelli.
  • 38': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia).
  • 38': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) because of an injury.
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 41': Offside, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan tries a through ball, but Artur Sarkisov is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Artur Sarkisov.
  • 45': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Askhat Tagybergen.
  • 45'+2': Hand ball by Dmitriy Shomko (Kazakhstan).
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Armenia 0, Kazakhstan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Armenia 0, Kazakhstan 0.
  • 46': Foul by Marcos Pizzelli (Armenia).
  • 46': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Islambek Kuat.
  • 48': Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia).
  • 48': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Varazdat Haroyan.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Azat Nurgaliev.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
  • 53': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
  • 53': Gor Malakyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
  • 54': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Corner, Armenia. Conceded by Abzal Beysebekov.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Islambek Kuat.
  • 62': Foul by Gael Andonian (Armenia).
  • 62': Tanat Nuserbaev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Tanat Nuserbaev (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen.
  • 64': Foul by Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan).
  • 64': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Second yellow card to Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Armenia. Edgar Manucharyan replaces Marcos Pizzelli.
  • 70': Substitution, Armenia. Aras Özbiliz replaces Artur Sarkisov.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Edgar Manucharyan (Armenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
  • 73': Goal! Armenia 1, Kazakhstan 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tigran Barseghyan.
  • 75': Goal! Armenia 2, Kazakhstan 0. Aras Özbiliz (Armenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kamo Hovhannisyan with a cross.
  • 77': Foul by Aras Özbiliz (Armenia).
  • 77': Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Aras Özbiliz (Armenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Serikzhan Muzhikov replaces Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev.
  • 81': Foul by Tanat Nuserbaev (Kazakhstan).
  • 81': Varazdat Haroyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Viktor Dmitrenko replaces Islambek Kuat.
  • 83': Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Gor Malakyan (Armenia).
  • 83': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
  • 83': Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Taron Voskanyan (Armenia).
  • 86': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Maxat Baizhanov replaces Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Serikzhan Muzhikov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tanat Nuserbaev.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Azat Nurgaliev (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 89': Hand ball by Edgar Manucharyan (Armenia).
  • 90'+1': Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Kamo Hovhannisyan (Armenia).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Tanat Nuserbaev (Kazakhstan).
  • 90'+2': Gael Andonian (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Viktor Dmitrenko (Kazakhstan).
  • 90'+3': Tigran Barseghyan (Armenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Offside, Armenia. Varazdat Haroyan tries a through ball, but Kamo Hovhannisyan is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Armenia 2, Kazakhstan 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Armenia 2, Kazakhstan 0.

Statistics

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19 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
49.4 Possession 50.6
8 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
359 Accurate Passes 367
471 Passes 461
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
6 Crosses 22
0.0 Cross % 0.2
95 Long Balls 74
46 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
17 Effective Tackles 18
22 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.9
0 Interceptions 0
17 Effective Clearances 7
17 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Attendance: 11,500

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# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 6 +19 16
2 Türkiye 6 +5 13
3 Georgia 6 -8 3
4 Bulgaria 6 -16 3
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Line-Ups

ARM Armenia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Arsen Beglaryan (GK)
5 Gaël Andonian
3 Varazdat Haroyan Yellow Card
20 Levon Hayrapetyan
4 Taron Voskanyan
6 Gor Malakyan
8 Marcos Pineiro Pizzelli
18 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
11 Artur Sarkisov Yellow Card
10 Gevorg Ghazaryan
13 Kamo Hovhannisyan
Armenia Substitutes:
Edgar Malakyan, Hrayr Mkoyan, Aras Özbiliz, Anatoly Ayvazov, Artem Simonyan, Grigor Meliksetyan, Artur Kartashyan, Edgar Manucharyan, Tigran Barseghyan, Artak Grigoryan, Artak Edigaryan, Ruslan Koryan.

KAZ Kazakhstan (3-5-2)

No. Name
22 David Loria (GK)
2 Sergiy Malyi Yellow Card
18 Dmitri Shomko
21 Abzal Beysebekov Yellow Card
9 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
5 Islambek Kuat
8 Askhat Tagybergen Yellow Card
16 Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
6 Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev
13 Azat Nurgaliev
17 Tanat Nuserbayev
Kazakhstan Substitutes:
Viktor Dmitrenko, Stas Pokatilov, Maxat Baizhanov, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Georgi Zhukov, Yuri Logvinenko, Dmitri Miroshnichenko, Aleksey Shchetkin, Roman Murtazaev, Almat Bekbaev, Grigori Sartakov, Mardan Tolebek.

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