Euro-2012 Kazakhstan vs. Austria Qualifying to be held in Almaty

Almaty Central Stadium

Euro 2012 qualifying match between Kazakhstan and Austria national teams to be held on October 11, 2011 in Almaty, head coach of Kazakhstan team Miroslav Beranek said answering the questions of Tengrinews.kz readers.“This year we are planning two home matches of the national team; one game with Azerbaijan will be held in Astana and the other one with Austria will be held in Almaty,” said the coach. As per Beranek, Aktobe is also famous for its stadium and football fans. “So I think there is a possibility to hold a match there in future,” he said. Kazakhstan vs. Azerbaijan football game will be held on June 3 in Astana. Beranek also said that the team line-up and strategy of the coming match was not yet defined. The coach is planning to appoint midfielder Andrey Karpovich from Astana Locomotive the national team's captain; fullback Samat Smakov from Aktobe is expected to be made the team's vice-captain.