Shakhter has won over Albanian Skenderbeu club in the 3rd round of the Champion League, Vesti.kz reports.
The match was held on July 30 at the Astana-Arena stadium in Astana city and finished with the score of 3:0. Defender Aldin Didic (7th minute) and forwards Roman Murtazayev (78th minute) and Sergei Khizhnichenko (90th minute) were those who scored the goals during the match.
The team was awarded with $200 thousand for its victory by the management of Shakhter football club.
On August 1 Kazakhstan FC Aktobe also won a match against a foreign team. It played against Iceland's Breioablik at the UEFA Europa League with the score of 1:0. The goal was scored by midfielder Marat Khairullin.
Thanks to Shakhter, Aktobe and Irtysh clubs' success at the Euro Cups, Kazakhstan gained a record number of points in the UEFA ranking. Now Kazakhstan is in the 34 line in the UEFA ranking with 5.958 points.
