2015 Kazakhstan Cup Final
The match programme cover
Event2015 Kazakhstan Cup
Kairat Astana
2 1
Date21 November 2015
VenueAstana Arena, Astana
RefereeCüneyt Çakir (Turkey)
Attendance10,500

The 2015 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 24th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kairat and Astana at Astana Arena in Astana. The match was played on 21 November 2015 and was the final match of the competition.

Background

Kairat were playing a record ninth Kazakhstan Cup final. They had previously won 6, most recently last season's final against Aktobe. Their most recent defeat in the final was in 2005, losing 2–1 to Zhenis.

It was Astana's third final. They had won both previous finals, most recently in 2012 with a 2–0 win over Irtysh.

Kairat and Astana had played twice during the league season. In the first game, on April 19, 2015 Astana won 4–3 at Astana Arena. Georgy Zhukov, Nemanja Maksimovic, Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyev and Tanat Nusserbayev scored for Astana, and Gerard Gohou scored twice and Bauyrzhan Islamkhan scored once for Kairat. On June 28, 2015, Kairat won a victory 2–0 with goals from Isael and Bauyrzhan Islamkhan's penalty.

Route to the Final

Kairat

Round Opposition Score
SR Irtysh (H) 0–0 (4–1 p)
QF Taraz (H) 4–1
SF Tobol 1–5 (0–3 (A) / 1–2 (H))
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Astana

Round Opposition Score
SR Ekibastuz (A) 2–3
QF Kaisar (A) (after extra time) 1–2
SF Aktobe 1–3 (0–2 (A) / 1–1 (H))
Key: (h) = Home venue; (a) = Away venue; (n) = Neutral venue.

Match

Details

Kairat2–1Astana
Despotovic 48', 70' Report Twumasi 28'
Astana Arena, Astana
Attendance: 10,500
Kairat
Astana
GK1Kazakhstan Vladimir Plotnikov
DF2Kazakhstan Timur Rudoselskiydownward-facing red arrow 83'
DF3Russia Zaurbek Pliyev
DF4Brazil Bruno Soares
DF6Serbia Zarko MarkovicYellow card 64'
MF8Russia Mikhail Bakayev
MF9Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (c)
MF15Spain Sito Riera
MF20Kazakhstan Islambek Kuatdownward-facing red arrow 89'
MF44Ukraine Anatoliy Tymoshchuk
FW28Serbia Dorde DespotovicYellow card 44'downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
Substitutes:
GK16Kazakhstan Serhiy Tkachuk
DF5Kazakhstan Mark Gurmanupward-facing green arrow 89'
DF13Kazakhstan Ermek Kuantayev
MF10Brazil Isael da Silva Barbosa
MF17Kazakhstan Aslan Darabayev
MF24Kazakhstan Rifat Nurmugametupward-facing green arrow 83'
FW11Ivory Coast Gerard Gohouupward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Slovakia Vladimir Weiss
GK1Kazakhstan Nenad Eric
DF15Kazakhstan Abzal Beisebekovdownward-facing red arrow 76'
DF44Kazakhstan Yevgeny Postnikov
DF5Bosnia and Herzegovina Marin Anicic
DF77Kazakhstan Dmitri ShomkoYellow card 15'
MF11Kazakhstan Serikzhan Muzhikov
MF19Kazakhstan Georgy Zhukov
MF6Serbia Nemanja Maksimovic
FW22Kazakhstan Bauyrzhan Dzholchiyevdownward-facing red arrow 76'
FW17Kazakhstan Tanat Nusserbayev (c)downward-facing red arrow 86'
FW18Ghana Patrick Twumasi
Substitutes:
GK85Kazakhstan Vladimir Loginovsky
DF28Kazakhstan Birzhan Kulbekov
DF33Slovenia Branko Ilicupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF10Central African Republic Foxi Kethevoamaupward-facing green arrow 76'
NF24Ukraine Denys Dedechko
FW9Kazakhstan Aleksey Shchotkinupward-facing green arrow 86'
FW89Republic of the Congo Junior Kabanangaupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Bulgaria Stanimir Stoilov

Man of the match

Match officials

  • Assistant referees:
  • Fourth official: Artem Kuchin (Karagandy)
  • Reserve official: Zhumagali Mumbayev (Shymkent)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Statistic Kairat Astana
Goals scored 2 1
Possession 49% 51%
Shots on target 6 4
Shots off target 11 7
Corner kicks 6 2
Fouls 15 14
Offsides 3 0
Yellow cards 2 1
Red cards 0 0

References

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