In the World Cup qualifying match between the national teams of Kazakhstan and Ukraine, the Ukrainians snatched victory in the last minute. The final score of the match was 2:1 in favor of Oleh Blokhin's charges. The Ukrainian team opened the scoring already at the beginning of the match, with Shakhtar Donetsk player Oleksiy Byelik getting on the scoresheet. But 20 minutes later the Kazakhs equalized.
In the second half, only in the time added by the referee did the Ukrainians score the winning goal. Dnipro player Ruslan Rotan got on the scoresheet. Ukraine's leader Andriy Shevchenko did not play today. According to Kazakh mass media, Shevchenko suffered an injury at one of the training sessions. This is Oleh Blokhin's first victory as head coach of the national team. He took charge of the Ukrainian team in September of last year.
After two qualifying matches, Ukraine has four points. Besides the win in Kazakhstan, Blokhin's charges drew in Denmark – 1:1. The Ukrainians will play their next match at home against the Greeks. It will take place on October 9.