Belarus cruise past Kazakhstan
Saturday 10 October 2009
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Leonid Kovel was on target for Belarus (©sportsfile)
Belarus recorded a second commanding victory over Kazakhstan in Group 6 as Bernd Stange's side look to finish their FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign on a high.
Bordachov opener
Belarus beat Kazakhstan 5-1 in Almaty in April and they found goals easy to come by again in Brest, winning 4-0. The hosts' qualification hopes had ended with a goalless draw against Ukraine last month, but they came out strongly here. Maksim Bordachov, in for the injured Aleksandr Hleb, put Belarus ahead on 23 minutes with his first international goal after being teed up by Dmitri Verkhovtsov.
Kalachev double
Belarus had to wait until the 69th minute before extending their advantage as Timofei Kalachev, who scored twice against Kazakhstan in April, struck with a spectacular 25-metre effort. Substitute Leonid Kovel made it 3-0 with four minutes to play following a fine solo run before Kalachev completed the scoring with his second and Belarus's fourth deep into added time. Belarus's final Group 6 fixture is away to England on Wednesday, when Kazakhstan host Croatia.
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