In the last 20 minutes, Kazakhstan came up with a surprise victory over Denmark, who defeated Huuhkajat on Thursday. Kazakhstan won 3–2 at home in Astana.
18:22•Updated 18:49
Huuhkajie’s EC qualifying group saw a huge surprise on Sunday, when Kazakhstan won 3–2 against Denmark on their home field.
Kazakhstan, ranked 115th in the Fifa ranking, defeated Denmark ranked 18th in the same list with the hits they made in the last 20 minutes.
Even after the opening half, it looked like Denmark, the pre-favorite of Group H, was left on Thursday at Parken. The one who hit a hat trick against the whiners Rasmus Höjlund continued his scoring streak and scored twice in the opening half. The Danish comet, who is only 20 years old, has now scored five times in the two EC qualifying matches he has played.
However, Höjlund didn’t steal the headlines like he did at Parken on Thursday. At the 70th minute, Kazakhstan was awarded a penalty kick when the ball hit a Danish player’s hand in the penalty area in a corner situation. Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov started the rise of the home team and narrowed the game to 1–2. Jonas Wind pointed to his shoulder and the other Danish players criticized the verdict harshly.
Kazakhstan gained energy from the narrowness, and the equalizer came in the 86th minute. Kasper Schmeichel couldn’t do anything Askhat Tagybergen for a great shot.
The Danes had barely recovered from the shock when Kazakhstan scored their winning goal. The one who came in from the exchange just a moment before Abbot Aimbetov caused the crowd to burst into jubilation with his 3–2 goal in the 89th minute.
Aimbetov’s celebration was somewhat dampened by the fact that he had to leave the field before the final whistle. Aimbetov had received his first warning from his ventilation when he took off his shirt. He got the second just a few minutes later and had to leave the field before his time.
“Total fiasco!” – a blunt reaction in the Danish media
The pre-favorites of the H group were not spared in the Danish media. The country’s public broadcasting company DR called the result a total fiasco (you move to another service)the evening newspaper Ekstrabladet on the other hand a gigantic fiasco. (you switch to another service)
– What a collapse! Embarrassing and humiliating! Scandal! Kasper Hjulmand’s team performed disastrously and completely collapsed after the break, losing to Kazakhstan. Kasper Hjulmand has something to think about. The loss against Denmark is really a blow to the stomach, Ekstabladet said.
The Danish TV2 also nominated match into a huge fiasco (you switch to another service)and reminded that Kazakhstan is found in the Fifa ranking almost a hundred places behind Denmark.
Politiken noted a sensational loss and raised already in the title highlighted the loss of a two-goal lead. (you switch to another service)
– Despite Rasmus Höjlund’s great goals, the Danish national team suffered the most surprising defeat in the EC qualifiers, Politiken wrote and “brought Denmark back to World Cup condition (you switch to another service)“.
At the World Cup, Denmark was at the bottom of Group D with one point. It lost to France and Australia and played out a goalless draw against Tunisia.