Kazakhstan Ranked Last in Euro 2016 Qualifiers Group

Turkey defeated the Kazakhstan national football team in the last qualifying match of the calendar year for the Euro 2016 championship with a score of 3:1.

20141116T225302Z_1_LYNXNPEAAF0F1_RTROPTP_4_SOCCEREUROThe match at the “Ali Sami Yen” stadium in Istanbul was the fourth game for the Kazakhstan team, and the footballers have yet to win. After 26 minutes, Burak Yilmaz scored a penalty goal against Kazakhstan and after three minutes scored his second goal. At 83 minutes, Aziz Serdar scored the final goal for the Turkish team. The last goal, however, was left for Kazakhstan to score.

At 85 minutes, BauyrzhanIslamkhanexecuted an accurate passto Ulan Konysbaev in the penalty area, whereTurkey violated the rules. Samat Smakov, captain of the Kazakhstan football team, took the penalty.

While Kazakhstan had a chance to minimise the difference during the extension time, the score remained the same. The next match for the national team in Euro 2016 qualifiers will be held on March 28, 2015 at home against Iceland, one of the leaders of Group A.


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