Kairat Almaty are through to the finals of the UEFA Futsal Cup for the third time in four years, while three teams will be going to the last day of the elite round group b still able to join them.
Group c hosts Kairat entered the game on Tuesday with southern Europe Star Tbilisi holding an advantage of three points after 3-1 victory against previous Georgian side Akademia FC Pniewy was ruled as a withholding defeat 5-0 at UEFA's control and discipline for getting an ineligible player. This meant that the Polish side still could benefit as well, but lost 3-0 to Slov-Matic Bratislava with a clean sheet for the superb Mário Gašparovic and then Kairat drew 2-2 with Iberia to secure first place.
Dinmukhambet Suleimenov peaked in the second minute for Kairat a quick counterattack, but later in the half Betinho and Roninho marked in quick succession to place in front of southern Europe and Leo missed a penalty for the hosts. However, in the 29th minute Leo compensated penalty and although final Roni had a chance to take the Iberian Peninsula through he shot straight at goalkeeper Jerónimos.
Celebrations of Kairat then could start as they reached their fourth semifinal and the third from the end of a venue was introduced in 2007. "In the first half we played with our hearts, not our heads," Kairat coach João Carlos Barbosa said. "However fans then saw the real Kairat. My players have never played supported as they had today. Thank you!
ASD Città Di Ferrol C/5 Italian caused a stir on Monday when they opened the Group b in Russia with a 2-1 win against the hosts and Champions 2008 MFK Sinara Ekaterinburg.That gave them the chance to go through with a game to spare with win another successful team yesterday, Araz Naxçivan. Ricardo Caputo put Ferrol front on 25 minutes, with a long shot that goalkeeper Andrey Tveryankin Araz that evil but Batolo equalised just after the half-hour.Hernán Garcías quickly restored lead of Ferrol but with 79 seconds left Vitaliy Borisov made 2-2.
This leaves both leading goal difference Araz and Ferrol a point ahead of Ekaterinburg, which ended the hopes of the preliminary round qualifiers AGBU Ararat Nicosia FC 3-1. Ararat had lost 2-1 only for Araz, but by the time claimed a consolation Mihály Zoltán final with a double penalty today, nine of 12 players from Sinara had marked including two by Pavel Chistopolov, Konstantin Agapov and Damir Khamadiyev.
However, to match the Kairat reach his third finals in four years, Ekaterinburg should hit Araz on Thursday and hope Ferrol defeat Ararat. Sinara coach Sergey Skorovich said: "today everything worked, but everything was decided yesterday when we don't win."
Also on Thursday, the remaining two groups will start. Benfica Holders are among those involved in The group, while Sporting Clube de Portugal welcome teams including madrilenian Murcia FS in Group d.
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