Kazakhstan 1 - 2 Portugal
Late scare for Portugal
Empics
| Scoring Summary | |
| Kazakhstan | Portugal |
| Dmitry Byakov (90) | Ariza Makukula (84) |
| Cristiano Ronaldo (90) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Kazakhstan | Portugal | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 11(1) | 28(2) |
| Fouls | 13 | 14 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 10 |
| Offsides | 1 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 43% | 57% |
| Yellow Cards | 3 | 1 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 6 | 4 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Ortalyk Tsentralnyi Stadium
Attendance: 18,500 Match Time: 10:00 ET Official(s): Wijnand Rutgers (Linesman) Nicky Siebert (Linesman) |
| Teams | |
| Kazakhstan | Portugal |
| 1 David Loria | 1 Ricardo |
| 2 Samat Smakov | 16 Ricardo Carvalho |
| 4 Maksim Zhalmagambetov | 13 Miguel |
| 3 Aleksandr Kuchma | 2 Paulo Ferreira |
| 5 Farkhadbek Irismetov | 30 Bruno Alves |
| 10 Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev | 20 Deco |
| 7 Sergey Larin | 18 Maniche |
| 8 Andrei Karpovich | 37 Miguel Veloso |
| 6 Sergey Skorykh | 27 Ricardo Quaresma |
| 9 Sergey Ostapenko | 17 Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 11 Dmitry Byakov | 26 Hugo Almeida |
| Substitutes | |
| 18 Yuri Novikov | Quim 12 |
| 12 Dmitri Lyapkin | Fernando Meira 5 |
| 19 Oleg Kornienko | Jorge Ribeiro 35 |
| 16 Kairat Nurdauletov | Raul Meireles 25 |
| 15 Maxim Azovskiy | Joćo Moutinho 28 |
| 14 Kairat Ashirbekov | Ariza Makukula 38 |
| 17 Murat Suyumagambetov | Nani 32 |
| Substitutions | |
| Dmitri Lyapkin for Sergey Larin (37) | Nani for Maniche (59) |
| Kairat Nurdauletov for Andrei Karpovich (88) | Ariza Makukula for Hugo Almeida (63) |
| Joćo Moutinho for Ricardo Quaresma (85) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Andrei Karpovich (6) | Maniche (33) |
| Farkhadbek Irismetov (36) | |
| Samat Smakov (39) | |
| · Club Rosters: Kazakhstan | Portugal | |
Updated: October 17, 2007, 3:00 AM ET
ALMATY, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Portugal's Ariza Makukula and Cristiano Ronaldo gave them a 2-1 win over Kazakhstan in their Euro 2008 Group A qualifier on Wednesday.Portugal, who move within a point of group leaders Poland, went ahead in the 84th minute when substitute Makukula headed home Ricardo Quaresma's right-wing cross.
Cristiano Ronaldo then powered in a second goal during added time following a pass from Nani before Kazakhstan got a late consolation with a Dmitry Byakov header.
The win leaves Portugal on 23 points, three clear of third-placed Finland with two matches remaining. The top two teams qualify for the finals in Austria and Switzerland.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
| Kazakhstan | 1 | |
| Portugal | 2 | FT |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | |
| Serbia | 6 | FT |
| Belgium | 3 | |
| Armenia | 0 | FT |
| Ukraine | 5 | |
| Faroe Islands | 0 | FT |
| Georgia | 2 | |
| Scotland | 0 | FT |
| France | 2 | |
| Lithuania | 0 | FT |
| Malta | 2 | |
| Moldova | 3 | FT |
| Turkey | 0 | |
| Greece | 1 | FT |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0 | |
| Norway | 2 | FT |
| San Marino | 1 | |
| Wales | 2 | FT |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| Cyprus | 1 | FT |
| Germany | 0 | |
| Czech Republic | 3 | FT |
| Russia | 2 | |
| England | 1 | FT |
| Macedonia | 3 | |
| Andorra | 0 | FT |
| Denmark | 3 | |
| Latvia | 1 | FT |
| Liechtenstein | 3 | |
| Iceland | 0 | FT |
| Sweden | 1 | |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | FT |
| Luxembourg | 0 | |
| Romania | 2 | FT |
| Netherlands | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 0 | FT |
| Albania | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | FT |
