UCL qualifiers: KUPS defeated Cairat Almaty 2-0 in the first leg of the Champions League qualification
Kups gave himself a great chance to progress from their UEFA Champions League (UCL) the second qualifying round, after winning the first leg 2-0 at home against Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan.
Veikkausliiga champions were first to come to this phase by knocking Moldovan champions Milsami 1-0 In the aggregate last week – their first ever two-legged success in the upper level of European club football in qualifications or competition.
While Kairat got better Slovenian Olympia Ljubljana, 3-1to achieve this phase for the second time in his history.
KUPS‘ Mohamed Toure had the first chance for the match, but his effort was too close to the goalkeeper visiting, Aleksandr Zarutskiy. In the middle to one-half, Jorginho He had a ball in the Cairat network, but the flag hole is denied.
Zarutskiy passed the trier test because it was the first 45 minutes of the villa, when Want Arifi The frame is associated with a free stroke delivered in the frame, forcing smart preservation from the goalkeeper to ensure that the teams went to the feast for a break.
But the goalkeeper in Kazakhstan couldn’t do anything to stop the cups leading the lead less than four minutes in the second half.
Lube Joslyn-Lutumba He broke right wing before there was a calm to cut the ball to Toure right in front of the area. He took several touches to set up before twisting the ball into the upper corner.
Kairat answer starting behind him was positive, with Valery Gromyko and Edmilson Santos testing Johannes Kreidl In the next 10 minutes. But surviving that pressure period, the home side doubled the lead with 20 minutes to play.
KUPS HELD HELD TYPE TO FIELD, BEFORE Saku Savolainen On the right side Jaakko Oksanen on the edge of the area. Just like Toure did, Oksanen got the ball from his feet and twisted a beautiful shot out of the reach of Zarutski.
Sadiku rejoined as customers looked all, but seal his place in the third qualifying circle, but Kuopio had to be satisfied with a 2-0 Winespecially after Ricardinho missed late opportunity to change the tie tie before the other leg.
That Second leg will take place in Almats next Tuesday, when customers will target the third phase of UCL qualification, where they will also face Brann from Norway or Austria Red Bull Salzburg.