“Almost half of this roster are players from the Kazakhstan national team. Can it be called a backup?” Yusup Shadiev analyzed the defeat and Astana’s chances for the playoffs of the Conference League – Football

In the away match, the Kazakh team faced the leader of the Cyprus championship standings, Paphos. The game was held with an overwhelming advantage for the home team, who, thanks to the good play of Astana's third goalkeeper Mohammedzhan Seisen, were able to score only one goal.

A goal in the 86th minute decided the outcome of the Astana match in European competition

A correspondent for the republican Internet portal Sports.kz contacted Kazakh football veteran Yusup Shadievwho shared his opinion about the Paphos – Astana match and assessed the capital team’s chances of reaching the playoffs.

— Yusup Alautdinovich, share your impressions of the match between Paphos and Astana?
— Unfortunately, “Astana” could not oppose anything to the Cypriot team in this match. “Paphos” took the initiative into their own hands from the first minutes and could immediately open the scoring. But…