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Slovakia
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Kazakhstan
Slovakia vs Kazakhstan: match report
Slovakia hosted Kazakhstan at Košická futbalová aréna (KFA) on Tuesday 29 September 2026, in the Nations League (round 2). Slovakia have no reported absences; Kazakhstan are missing 1 (Islam Chesnokov). Patrik Kolaric is the referee, averaging 4.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.3.
Result and scorers
Slovakia 2-1 Kazakhstan. Goals: Leo Sauer 26' for Slovakia; Ramazan Karimov 35' for Kazakhstan; Dávid Hancko 82' for Slovakia. Attendance: 9,109.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 6' Yellow card: Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan)
- 26' Goal: Leo Sauer (Slovakia) 1-0
- 28' Yellow card: David Strelec (Slovakia)
- 35' Goal: Ramazan Karimov (Kazakhstan) 1-1
- 43' Yellow card: Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan)
- 69' Yellow card: Martin Valjent (Slovakia)
- 82' Goal: Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) 2-1
Match stats (contains the result)
| 74.7% | Possession | 25.3% |
| 17 | Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Corners | 1 |
| 8 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Slovakia 4-3-3
Coach: Vladimír Weiss
- 1 Martin Dúbravka GK
- 4 Martin Valjent DEF
- 14 Milan Škriniar DEF
- 21 Adam Obert DEF
- 16 Dávid Hancko DEF
- 10 Tomás Suslov FWD
- 22 Stanislav Lobotka MID
- 8 Ondrej Duda MID
- 7 Leo Sauer FWD
- 15 David Strelec FWD
- 17 Lukás Haraslín FWD
Bench
- 11 Tomás Bobček FWD
- 18 Ivan Schranz MID
- 9 Róbert Bozeník FWD
- 19 Tomás Rigo MID
- 20 Dávid Ďuriš FWD
- 12 Dominik Greif GK
- 23 Jakub Surovcík GK
- 3 Denis Vavro DEF
- 2 Ivan Mesík DEF
- 5 Lubomír Šatka DEF
- 6 Peter Pokorný MID
- 13 Adrián Kaprálik FWD
Kazakhstan 3-5-1-1
Coach: John van't Schip
- 1 Stas Pokatilov GK
- 4 Arsen Ashirbek DEF
- 23 Temirlan Erlanov DEF
- 3 Nuraly Alip DEF
- 17 Stanislav Basmanov FWD
- 14 Nauryzbek Zhagorov DEF
- 5 Islambek Kuat MID
- 8 Zhasulan Amir DEF
- 22 Ismail Bekbolat FWD
- 18 Dinmukhamed Karaman MID
- 9 Ramazan Karimov FWD
Bench
- 13 Aleksandr Mrynskiy DEF
- 20 Ramazan Orazov MID
- 7 Galymzhan Kenzhebek FWD
- 6 Damir Kasabulat MID
- 21 Elkhan Astanov FWD
- 16 Alexandr Zarutskiy GK
- 12 Temirlan Anarbekov GK
- 2 Sergiy Malyi DEF
- 11 Yan Vorogovsky DEF
- 15 Georgiy Zhukov MID
- 10 Artur Shushenachev FWD
- 19 Azamat Tuyakbayev FWD
Injuries and suspensions
Slovakia
No reported absences.
Kazakhstan
- Islam Chesnokov suspension, back Late September 2026
Previous meetings
- Monday 13 June 2022: Kazakhstan 2-1 Slovakia
- Monday 6 June 2022: Slovakia 0-1 Kazakhstan