FC Shakhter Karagandy secures its first ever UEFA play-off debut
08:45, 7 August 2013
KARAGANDA. August 7. KAZINFORM FC Shakhter Karagandy was defeated by KS Skenderbeu 2:3 in the return match of the 3rd qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League Tuesday (August 6), however, it secured a 5:3 aggregate success to make a first-ever play-off appearance.
Hundreds of Shakhter fans supported the Kazakh side at a local sports arena while watching the game on a huge screen in Karaganda. They rose in applause when Sergey Khizhnichenko and Maksat Baizhanov scored their respective goals nailing down Shakhter's success.
Despite the loss in Albania, FC Shakhter Karagandy managed to secure its place in the UEFA Champions League play-offs thanks to aggregate number of goals.