“It’s better to take four or five high-quality foreign players than ten average-level foreigners who are no better than local players” – Football

The capital team will play against their old friend – Cypriot APOEL. The match will take place in Nicosia and will start at 01:00 Kazakhstan time. Before the head-to-head meeting, the Cypriot club has 10 points and is in 10th place at the general stage, while Astana with 4 points is still only in 28th place. The teams that take places from first to twenty-fourth advance to the playoffs of the Conference League.

A correspondent for the republican Internet portal Sports.kz contacted former national team player, champion and winner of the Super Cup of Kazakhstan Evgeniy Averchenkowho shared his opinion about the upcoming match, assessed the level of the opponent and Astana’s chances for the playoffs.

— Evgeniy Nikolaevich, what do you think about the upcoming confrontation between “Astana” and APOEL in Cyprus?
— “Astana” expects a very difficult match, especially on the road. APOEL on its…