Match report

Slovenia Defeats Kazakhstan 3-0 in UEFA Nations League

Slovenia
Slovenia
3–0
FT
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Sep 9, 2024

Slovenia dominated Kazakhstan with a convincing 3-0 victory in their UEFA Nations League match on 2024-09-09. B. Sesko was the star of the show, scoring two goals and setting the pace for Slovenia's offensive onslaught. Z. Celar also contributed with an assist, securing a comfortable win for the home team.

Key Facts

  • • B. Sesko scored two goals (23' and 28') and one assist (63')
  • • Z. Celar provided an assist (23') and received a yellow card (37')
  • • Slovenia secured their first goal within the first 23 minutes of the game
  • • Kazakhstan had multiple substitutions (46', 57', 76', 78', 87') but failed to mount a comeback
  • • Slovenia made several substitutions (65', 78', 87') to maintain momentum

Lineups

Slovenia

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 J. Oblak (G)
  • 23 D. Brekalo (D)
  • 21 V. Drkušić (D)
  • 6 J. Bijol (D)
  • 13 E. Janža (D)
  • 20 P. Stojanović (M)
  • 22 A. Gnezda Čerin (M)
  • 10 T. Elšnik (M)
  • 17 J. Mlakar (M)
  • 11 B. Šeško (F)
  • 19 Ž. Celar (F)

Substitutes

  • 5 J. Gorenc Stankovič
  • 18 Ž. Vipotnik
  • 7 J. Iličić
  • 14 J. Kurtić
  • 3 J. Balkovec
  • 15 T. Horvat
  • 8 S. Lovrić
  • 2 K. Bajrič
  • 16 I. Vekić
  • 9 A. Šporar
  • 12 M. Vidovšek
  • 4 D. Petrovič

Kazakhstan

Formation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 12 I. Shatskiy (G)
  • 4 M. Bystrov (D)
  • 2 S. Maliy (D)
  • 22 A. Marochkin (D)
  • 3 N. Alip (D)
  • 11 Y. Vorogovskiy (D)
  • 7 R. Orazov (M)
  • 8 A. Tagybergen (M)
  • 19 B. Zaynutdinov (M)
  • 10 M. Samorodov (M)
  • 17 A. Aymbetov (F)

Substitutes

  • 18 A. Kasym
  • 23 I. Chesnokov
  • 20 E. Astanov
  • 16 A. Zhaksylykov
  • 14 L. Skvortsov
  • 15 A. Zarutskiy
  • 5 A. Baltabekov
  • 6 A. Abiken
  • 9 B. Islamkhan
  • 1 S. Pokatilov
  • 13 R. Asrankulov
  • 21 A. Beysebekov

Timeline

  1. Slovenia
    20' Slovenia Card · Yellow Card
    J. Mlakar

    Foul

  2. Slovenia
    23' Slovenia Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Sesko · Assist: Z. Celar
  3. Slovenia
    28' Slovenia Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Sesko
  4. Kazakhstan
    35' Kazakhstan Card · Yellow Card
    Sergey Maliy

    Foul

  5. Slovenia
    37' Slovenia Card · Yellow Card
    Z. Celar

    Foul

  6. Kazakhstan
    46' Kazakhstan subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Sergey Maliy · On: Alibek Kasym
  7. Kazakhstan
    46' Kazakhstan subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Samorodov · On: I. Chesnokov
  8. Kazakhstan
    57' Kazakhstan subst · Substitution 3
    Off: R. Orazov · On: E. Astanov
  9. Slovenia
    63' Slovenia Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Sesko · Assist: Erik Janža
  10. Slovenia
    65' Slovenia subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Mlakar · On: Jon Gorenc Stanković
  11. Slovenia
    65' Slovenia subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Z. Celar · On: Z. Vipotnik
  12. Kazakhstan
    76' Kazakhstan subst · Substitution 4
    Off: A. Aymbetov · On: A. Zhaksylykov
  13. Kazakhstan
    76' Kazakhstan subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Bystrov · On: L. Skvortsov
  14. Slovenia
    78' Slovenia subst · Substitution 3
    Off: P. Stojanovic · On: J. Iličić
  15. Slovenia
    87' Slovenia subst · Substitution 4
    Off: D. Brekalo · On: J. Kurtič
  16. Slovenia
    87' Slovenia subst · Substitution 5
    Off: B. Sesko · On: J. Balkovec

Match Stats

Stat Slovenia Kazakhstan
Fouls 11 11
Pass Accuracy 87% 80%
Offsides 3 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 16 7
Corners 5 0
Total Passes 626 446
Yellow Cards 2 1
Blocked Shots 2 1
Shots on Target 9 2
xG — —
Shots off Target 5 4
Possession 58% 42%
Goals Prevented — —
Accurate Passes 542 359
Shots Inside Box 11 1
Saves 2 6
Shots Outside Box 5 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ B. Sesko's first goal at 23' put Slovenia ahead early, setting the tone for the match
  • ▸ Slovenia's second goal by Sesko at 28' effectively secured the game's outcome, demoralizing Kazakhstan