#头条创作挑战赛 #
On March 23, Beijing time, the first round of the group stage of the European Cup qualifiers officially began, and Kazakhstan, ranked 115th in the world, played Slovenia, ranked 62nd in the world, in the opening match.
Euro 2024 hosts Germany automatically qualified for the qualifiers, and the 53 teams are divided into 10 groups, of which the teams in Group H are Denmark, Finland, Kazakhstan, Northern Ireland, San Marino and Slovenia, the top two in the group will qualify for Euro 2024, and the remaining three places will be determined by the play-offs.
Just one minute into the game, Slovenia won a free-kick at the top of the arc and was saved by the goalkeeper, and within two minutes, the team's main defender Brazić was injured and could not be replaced. In the 23rd minute, Vorogovsky swung the defensive cross with the ball on the wing, and Samorodov jumped high with a header to break the goal of Oblak, giving Kazakhstan the first goal to lead.
In the following time, Slovenia frequently launched attacks to create shooting opportunities, but unfortunately they were successfully saved by goalkeeper Shatsky. At the end of the first half, Kazakhstan temporarily led 1-0, possession 33%-67%, shots 1-6, shots on target 1-3, although all statistics were in the downside, they seized the only opportunity to score, on the contrary, the opponent was slightly underestimated, occupying the absolute initiative but failed to grasp.
Returning from the second half, Cherling took a corner kick and assisted substitute Brecarlo with a header that Slovenia equalised. Attacking and defensive, Kazakhstan quickly dribbled the ball into the box, Embetov shot from a small angle, and the goal was slightly deflected.
In the 77th minute, Stojanovic picked out a precise pass behind him and assisted Vipotnik to cut in front of the goal and shoot to give Slovenia the lead.
The European Championship qualifier group stage opener Slovenia defeated Kazakhstan 2-1, Samorodov opened the scoring in the first half, and in the second half Brecarlo and Vipotnik scored goals to complete the reversal, the gap between the two teams is still relatively obvious, Kazakhstan has performed well enough, but unfortunately failed to win.