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“Астана” проиграла второй матч в Лиге конференций
“Astana” loses the second match in the Conference League
The match with “FCSB” ended in a 1:3 defeat of the Kazakhstan team
The game took place on August 11 in Astana at the Astana Arena stadium
The FCSB football club (Romania) beat Astana in the second round of the UEFA Conference League qualification. The match, which took place on August 11 in Astana at the Astana Arena stadium, ended with a score of 1:3.
The Romanian team scored three goals in the first half. In the 21st minute, David Miculescu opened the scoring, and in the 34th minute, Octavian Popescu doubled the advantage of the guests. In the 45th minute, Miculescu scored another goal, bringing the score to 0:3. At the beginning of the second half, in the 49th minute, Alikhan Nusserbayev scored a goal for Astana after an assist from Abat Aimbetov.
In the first match of the second qualifying round, Astana lost to the Ukrainian Vorskla with a score of 0:2 on the road. The return match will be held on August 25 in Astana.
The winner of the two-legged match will advance to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League, where they will face the winner of the match between Hapoel Be'er Sheva (Israel) and Dinamo Minsk (Belarus). The defeat from FCSB was the second for Astana in the Conference League qualification. In the first round, the Kazakhstan team lost to Vorskla Poltava with a score of 0:2. Astana will now face Dinamo Minsk in the third qualifying round of the Conference League. The first leg will be played in Minsk on August 18, and the second leg will be played in Astana on August 25.
The winner of the two-legged match will advance to the play-off round of the Conference League, where they will face the winner of the match between Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Dinamo Minsk.
The Conference League is the third-tier club competition in European football, below the Champions League and the Europa League. It was created in 2021 to replace the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Intertoto Cup.