“Astana was the epitome of meaningless football.” The media reacted to the game of Kazakhstan with APOEL – Football

This result did not suit both teams, as the Cypriots finished the game in eleventh place, flying past the eighth place, and the Kazakhstanis finished the main stage in twenty-eighth, depriving themselves of the opportunity to play in the playoffs. Foreign media are unhappy with this outcome and consider the result unfair.

The dramatic match decided the fate of Astana in European competition

The republican Internet portal Sports.kz collected clippings from Cypriot media after the APOEL – Astana match.

“APOEL compromised with Astana and buried… the dream of eight,” they said AlphaNews. What followed was a brief description of the match, highlighting the main points: “The Yellow-Blues had an advantage, but they paid for their misfortune. For most of the match, APOEL had the advantage, suffocating the opponent. There weren't many chances in the first half…