UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Kairat Almaty vs KuPS Kuopio, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Second Round

· 2nd Leg - Kairat Almaty advance 3-2 on aggregate
  • 9': Dastan Satpaev
  • 29': Jorginho
  • 43': Valeri Gromyko
  • Red Card 45'+1': Giorgi Zaria
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Kairat Almaty advance 3-2 on aggregate

About

Kairat Almaty are hosting KuPS Kuopio at Almaty Ortalyk Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Jorginho (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Goal! Kairat 1, KuPS 0. Dastan Satpaev (Kairat) right footed shot. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko.
  • 29': Goal! Kairat 2, KuPS 0. Jorginho (Kairat) right footed shot.
  • 43': Goal! Kairat 3, KuPS 0. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) right footed shot. Assisted by Dastan Satpaev.
  • 45'+1': Giorgi Zaria (Kairat) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Doni Arifi (KuPS) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
  • 50': Ofri Arad (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Kairat. Ricardinho replaces Edmilson.
  • 65': Substitution, Kairat. Aleksandr Mrynskiy replaces Dastan Satpaev.
  • 68': Substitution, KuPS. Agon Sadiku replaces Mohamed Toure.
  • 68': Substitution, KuPS. Jerry Voutilainen replaces Doni Arifi.
  • 72': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Jorginho because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, KuPS. Bob Armah replaces Niko Hämäläinen.
  • 81': Substitution, Kairat. Adilet Sadybekov replaces Valeri Gromyko because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, KuPS. Arttu Heinonen replaces Petteri Pennanen.
  • 84': Substitution, KuPS. Samuel Pasanen replaces Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+6': Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Kairat 3, KuPS 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Almaty Ortalyk Stadium
Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 22,800

Line-Ups

KAI Kairat Almaty (4-3-2-1)

No. Name
1 Aleksandr Zarutskiy (GK) Yellow Card
14 Alyaksandr Martynovich
80 Egor Sorokin
3 Luis Mata
4 Damir Kasabulat
15 Ofri Arad Yellow Card
55 Valeri Gromyko
20 Erkin Tapalov
9 Dastan Satpaev
7 Jorginho Yellow Card
26 Edmilson

KUPS KuPS Kuopio (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Aatu Hakala (GK)
16 Samuli Miettinen
15 Ibrahim Cisse
22 Niko Hamalainen
6 Saku Savolainen
34 Otto Ruoppi
10 Doni Arifi Yellow Card
13 Jaakko Oksanen
20 Mohamed Toure
8 Petteri Pennanen
21 Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba

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