FC Astana smash BATE in Europa League play-off leg 1

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – FC Astana defeated today BATE Borisov in the first-leg match of the Europa League play-off round, Kazinform cites Sports.kz.

It was Astana’s Marin Tomasov who scored the first goal in the 23^rd minute. The Kazakh club created lots of scoring opportunities and finally, Yuriy Logvinenko headed a goal just a minute before the end of the first half.

In the second half, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson of FC Astana scored from a penalty kick. It was the last goal in the match (3-0).

Astana (Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan) - BATE (Borisov, Belarus) 3-0 (2-0)

Goals:

1-0 Marin Tomasov 23’

2-0 Yuriy Logvinenko 44’

3-0 Runar Mar Sigurjonsson 52’ (P).

The second leg will be hosted by Borisov on August 2.