Kazakhstan's national team missed a real opportunity to qualify for the World Cup as they failed to defeat the Wales national team. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the middle of the first half, the Welsh players received a free kick on the right wing of the attack. Harry Wilson delivered an accurate pass to the corner near the goalkeeper.
Liam Callen headed the ball, but the goalkeeper saved it. The ball fell to Kiefer Moore, who opened the scoring with a precise shot from close range – 0:1.
Kazakh player Galymjan Kenjebek intercepted the ball in the opponent's half, entered the penalty area from the left wing, and struck towards the far corner, but the ball hit the post. In the second half, Kenjebek had the ball on the left wing, shifted slightly to the center, and shot towards the top corner from 24 meters, but the goalkeeper couldn't reach it, and the ball hit the post.
He later entered the penalty area and made a delicate shot to the lower corner from 12 meters, but the goalkeeper was able to respond to this shot. The Kazakhs regained the ball in the opponent's half, and Maksim Samorodov entered the penalty area from the center to the right and made a powerful shot, but the goalkeeper saved it.
The Wales team launched a quick attack; Wilson distracted the goalkeeper's attention from 17 meters and made a strong shot, but the goalkeeper deflected the ball for a corner. The Welsh players earned a set-piece in the opponent's half; Williams' shot hit the wall, but the ball returned to Jordan James, who shot to the lower corner from 15 meters, and the goalkeeper caught the ball.
The Kazakhstan team also created a good chance from a set-piece; Serikjan Mujikov bypassed the wall from 19 meters and made a powerful shot to the top corner, but the ball hit the post. After five games, Wales leads with 10 points, while Kazakhstan has only 3 points.
The final score of the match was Kazakhstan 0, Wales 1. With this result, Wales kept their chance to qualify for the World Cup.
Kazakhstan's national team needs to show better results in the upcoming matches.
