Kazakhstan's men's futsal team lost 5:1 to Belarus in an away 2028 World Cup qualifier. The Group 6 match was played in the Slovak city of Humenné and ended in favour of the nominal hosts, infohub.kz reports.
For the winners, forwards Vladislav Selyuk (7th minute), Aleksey Pinchuk (10th), Vitaliy Shadurka (13th), Sergey Krikun (29th) and Sergey Sinitsky (40th) scored. For the visitors, Edson was sent off with a red card (37th minute), while fellow forward Rinat Turegazin scored the only goal (40th).
Belarus now has six points and leads the standings outright. It has played three matches: it previously lost away to Kazakhstan (4:5) and then beat Albania in Slovakia (8:2).
Kazakhstan, with three points from two matches, is second. Albania, with no points, is bottom of the table.
Kazakhstan's next match is on 9 December, when it hosts Albania.
The winners of all groups, along with the four best second-placed teams, advance directly to the next round of qualifying. The remaining teams that finish second will take part in play-offs.