Slovakia vs Kazakhstan 2-1

Slovakia beat Kazakhstan 2-1 in Košice after Dávid Hancko struck in the 82nd minute to settle it. The home side had already recovered from a first-half equaliser after Leo Sauer's opener.

Sauer put Slovakia ahead in the 26th minute, before Ramazan Karimov levelled for Kazakhstan in the 35th minute from Zhasulan Amir's assist. That left it 1-1 at half-time.

Kazakhstan made two changes on 60 minutes and held on until Slovakia turned the screw again. Sauer had already gone off for Tomáš Bobček on 66 minutes, while Slovakia made two more changes in the 75th minute, sending on Róbert Boženík for David Strelec and Ivan Schranz for Lukáš Haraslín. Hancko then scored from Ondrej Duda's assist on 82 minutes to make it 2-1. Slovakia made two further substitutions in stoppage time, with Martin Valjent replaced by David Ďuriš and Tomáš Suslov by Tomáš Rigo.

Slovakia had 75% of the ball, 703 passes to Kazakhstan's 236, and 17 shots to 3. They also finished with 8 shots on target, 8 corners and 3 offsides, while Kazakhstan managed 2 shots on target and 1 corner. The visitors made 6 saves compared with Slovakia's 1, and Kazakhstan committed 18 fouls to Slovakia's 8.

Kazakhstan's Ramazan Karimov was booked in the 6th minute and Islambek Kuat in the 43rd, while Slovakia's David Strelec saw yellow on 28 minutes and Martin Valjent on 69 minutes. There were no red cards.