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- Kazakhstani side beaten 4-1 at Sporting
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Kairat Almaty?s debut in the league phase of the Champions League was ruined by conceding three goals in four second-half minutes as Sporting ran out 4-1 winners at the Est?dio Jos? Alvalade.
The visitors from the city of Almaty in south-eastern Kazakhstan undertook the longest journey ever recorded between two clubs in Champions League history, and they struggled to find their rhythm in the first half. Sporting were handed a penalty after 21 minutes when Aleksandr Mrynskiy brought down Luis Su?rez, but Morten Hjulmand?s spot kick was kept out by 18-year-old Kairat goalkeeper Sherhan Kalmurza.
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