UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Kairat Almaty vs Celtic, 2025-26 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - KAI advance 3-2 on penalties
Kairat Almaty
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - KAI advance 3-2 on penalties
Celtic

Kazakh side Kairat Almaty dump Celtic from UCL playoff

Celtic's failure to strengthen their attacking options came back to haunt them as they missed out on the Champions League following a goalless 210 minutes against Kairat Almaty.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Kairat. Ricardinho is caught offside.
  • 4': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Foul by Luís Mata (Kairat).
  • 6': James Forrest (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 8': Ofri Arad (Kairat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Ofri Arad (Kairat).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Foul by Ricardinho (Kairat).
  • 13': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 14': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
  • 14': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
  • 19': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Offside, Kairat. Ricardinho is caught offside.
  • 24': Offside, Kairat. Ricardinho is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. James Forrest (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Reo Hatate with a cross.
  • 25': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Temirlan Anarbekov.
  • 27': Corner, Kairat. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Dan Glazer (Kairat) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 31': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Celtic).
  • 31': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 34': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Luís Mata (Kairat).
  • 36': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
  • 36': Jorginho (Kairat) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Ricardinho (Kairat).
  • 39': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 39': Ricardinho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
  • 40': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
  • 45': Ricardinho (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
  • 45'+1': Erkin Tapalov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 50': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 51': (Kairat) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Back pass by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jorginho (Kairat) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardinho.
  • 55': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
  • 56': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat).
  • 57': Erkin Tapalov (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
  • 59': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat).
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Kairat. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
  • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Glazer (Kairat).
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Substitution, Kairat. Damir Kasabulat replaces Dan Glazer because of an injury.
  • 66': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Egor Sorokin (Kairat).
  • 66': Corner, Kairat. Conceded by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • 70': Substitution, Celtic. Arne Engels replaces James Forrest.
  • 70': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Idah replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Ricardinho (Kairat) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
  • 71': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Ofri Arad (Kairat).
  • 72': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Luís Mata.
  • 74': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Erkin Tapalov.
  • 75': Substitution, Celtic. Dane Murray replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Arne Engels (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 79': Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 80': Substitution, Kairat. Ramazan Bagdat replaces Ricardinho.
  • 83': Handball by Ofri Arad (Kairat).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Damir Kasabulat (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Valeri Gromyko.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Callum McGregor with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 87': Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Adam Idah (Celtic).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Ofri Arad (Kairat) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.
  • 88': Corner, Kairat. Conceded by Kasper Schmeichel.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jorginho (Kairat) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luís Mata with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).
  • 90'+2': Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ramazan Bagdat (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 93': Damir Kasabulat (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 93': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 94': Corner, Kairat. Conceded by Anthony Ralston.
  • 94': Attempt saved. Egor Sorokin (Kairat) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Kasper Schmeichel (Celtic). Assisted by Valeri Gromyko with a cross.
  • 95': Attempt blocked. Reo Hatate (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Idah.
  • 96': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Reo Hatate.
  • 97': Attempt missed. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Damir Kasabulat.
  • 98': Attempt saved. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 99': Attempt blocked. Anthony Ralston (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 101': Egor Sorokin (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 101': Foul by Reo Hatate (Celtic).
  • 101': Reo Hatate (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 105': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
  • 105'+1': First Half Extra Time ends, Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 105': Substitution, Celtic. Colby Donovan replaces Anthony Ralston.
  • 105': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Reo Hatate.
  • 107': Attempt saved. Luke McCowan (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Daizen Maeda.
  • 107': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Damir Kasabulat.
  • 108': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Aleksandr Martynovich.
  • 112': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 112': Foul by Valeri Gromyko (Kairat).
  • 113': Attempt saved. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat). Assisted by Colby Donovan.
  • 113': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Temirlan Anarbekov.
  • 113': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 113': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Damir Kasabulat.
  • 114': Arne Engels (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 114': Foul by Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kairat).
  • 115': Foul by Arne Engels (Celtic).
  • 115': Ofri Arad (Kairat) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 117': Substitution, Kairat. Jug Stanojev replaces Erkin Tapalov.
  • 119': Substitution, Kairat. Olzhas Baybek replaces Luís Mata.
  • 120': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins Kairat 0, Celtic 0.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Adam Idah (Celtic) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 120': Penalty missed! Still Kairat 0, Celtic 0. Valeri Gromyko (Kairat) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Luke McCowan (Celtic) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 120': Goal! Kairat 0(1), Celtic 0. Aleksandr Martynovich (Kairat) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Kairat 0(1), Celtic 0(1). Arne Engels (Celtic) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Kairat 0(2), Celtic 0(1). Ofri Arad (Kairat) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! Kairat 0(2), Celtic 0(2). Callum McGregor (Celtic) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Kairat 0(3), Celtic 0(2). Egor Sorokin (Kairat) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Temirlan Anarbekov (Kairat).
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Kairat 0(3), Celtic 0(2).
  • 0': Match ends, Kairat 0(3), Celtic 0(2).

Statistics

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19 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
7 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
67.2 Possession 32.8
11 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 4
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
598 Accurate Passes 216
721 Passes 340
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 27
0.1 Cross % 0.1
58 Long Balls 86
17 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 22
14 Tackles 37
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 11
46 Effective Clearances 53
46 Clearances 53

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

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

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
77 Temirlan Anarbekov (GK)
80 Egor Sorokin
14 Alyaksandr Martynovich
3 Luis Mata
20 Erkin Tapalov
7 Jorginho
15 Ofri Arad
18 Dan Glazer
99 Ricardinho
55 Valeri Gromyko
24 Aleksandr Mrynskiy
Kairat Almaty Substitutes:
Sherkhan Kalmurza, Lev Kurgin, Damir Kasabulat, Olzhas Baybek, Aleksandr Shirobokov, Ramazan Bagdat, Luka Gadrani, Azamat Tuyakbayev, Ismail Bekbolat, Adilet Sadybekov, Jug Stanojev, Dias Reymov.

CEL Celtic (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5 Liam Scales
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers
63 Kieran Tierney
56 Anthony Ralston
42 Callum McGregor
41 Reo Hatate Yellow Card
8 Benjamin Nygren
38 Daizen Maeda
13 Yang Hyun-Jun
49 James Forrest
Celtic Substitutes:
Johnny Kenny, Paulo Bernardo, Dane Murray, Adam Idah, Shin Yamada, Callum Osmand, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels, Colby Donovan, Ross Doohan, Viljami Sinisalo.

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