Six years after our last visit to Almaty, many things have changed for the better in the red and white camp. We've returned to European wlite with two Champions League group stage qualifications and strong showings in the Europa League. However, we lost 2-1 in Almaty again.
Crvena zvezda looked second-best for long spells of the match in faraway Almaty and will need to improve significantly to make it into the Champions League third qualifying round.
Ground: Almaty Ortalyk Stadium
Attendance: 4,500.
Goalscorers: Kante 24, Bagniak 79 - Mikanović (og) 57
Referee: Hamit Umit Meler (Turkey).
Kairat: Pokatilov, Mikanović, Dugalić, Alip, Sujumbajev (od 46. Burančijev, a od 76. Alikulov), Poljakov, Kosović (od 12. Vorogovski), Hovhanisjan, Šušenačev (od 67. Banjak), Kante, Lav.
Substitutes: Alikulov, Banjak, Burančijev, Sejdamet, Ulšin, Ustimenko, (Vorogovski).
Crvena zvezda: Borjan, Gajić, Dragović, Pankov, Rodić, Sanogo, Krstičić, Ivanić (od 67. Kanga), Ben (od 90. Falko), Katai (od 84. Bakajoko), Pavkov (od 46. Dioni).
Substitutes: Popović, Babić, Degenek, Bakajoko, Kanga, Falko, Dioni, Petrović, Nikolić, Gavrić, Eraković, Srnić.