Kazakhstan's men's national football team suffered another UEFA Nations League defeat in the 2026/27 season, losing 1:2 away to Moldova in the fifth round, infohub.kz reports.
The Group C3 match was played at Zimbru Stadium in Chisinau and went the hosts' way. Forward Petru Popescu scored twice for Moldova, finding the net in the 39th and 77th minutes. Winger Islam Chesnokov scored the visitors' only goal in the 51st minute.
It is Kazakhstan's second defeat to Moldova in the current cycle: the teams' meeting in Astana on October 2 also ended 2:1 in Moldova's favour.
As a result, Kazakhstan have not won a single match in five Nations League rounds. With two points, the team under Dutch coach John van 't Schip sits in last, fourth place in the group.
Moldova are second with seven points. Slovakia lead with ten points; they will later play their fifth-round match against the Faroe Islands, who have four points.
Kazakhstan will play their final Nations League match at home against Slovakia on November 16. The meeting at Astana Arena will kick off at 20:00.