Kazakhstan side oust Celtic from Champions League, make history | OneFootball

In the Champions League playoff, Celtic was eliminated by Kairat Almaty this Tuesday, at the Central Stadium. After a 0-0 draw in regular time and overtime, the team from Kazakhstan won 3-2 on penalties, securing a spot in the main stage, an unprecedented feat for a team from the country.

Kairat returns to the field this Sunday, at 8 am (Brasília time), against Okzhetpes, for the Kazakh Championship. On the same day and time, Celtic faces Rangers, for the Scottish Championship.

The game

At the 6th minute of the second half, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel caught a ball passed back by his teammate with his hands. On the free kick, Ricardinho passed to Jorginho to shoot, but the shot exploded on Celtic's marking.

The Scottish team also wasted a good opportunity at the 40th minute, when Daizen Maeda came face to face with goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov and sent it over the goal.

Already in the second half of overtime, at the 8th minute, Benjamin Nygren was stopped by a save from Anarbekov. Thus, the game ended scoreless in extra time.

In the penalties, Idah, McCowan and Maeda missed for the Celtics. Only Engels and captain McGregor scored. Kairat converted with Martynovich, Arad and Egor Sorokin, with Gromyko missing. Thus, the Kazakh team won by 3 to 2.

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