"Brugge went close to taking the lead in the 18th minute when Mamadou Diakhon stuck the inside of the left post with a curling effort, but Stankovic eventually broke the deadlock when he lashed in, following Temirlan Anarbekov's poor punch from a cross. And their lead was doubled before the break as Vanaken managed to turn the ball into the net with his shin after Joaquin Seys found the Brugge captain with his header back across goal."
"Brugge did eventually get a third, with Diakhon's low centre across the face of goal taking a slight deflection before reaching Vermant, who tapped into an unguarded net, while Mechele guided Vanaken's lofted pass beyond the reach of the goalkeeper in the 84th minute to wrap up the victory at Astana Arena. Kairat did get a consolation goal in the second minute of stoppage time as Adilet Sadybekov brilliantly teed himself up before finding the bottom-left corner with a volley from distance."
Club Brugge defeated Kairat Almaty 4-1 at Astana Arena to preserve chances of reaching the Champions League knockout rounds. Aleksandar Stankovic opened the scoring after 30 minutes, and Hans Vanaken doubled the lead before half-time. Mamadou Diakhon created several chances, hitting the post and setting up the third, which Romeo Vermant tapped in. Brandon Mechele finished Vanaken's pass in the 84th minute to complete the scoring. Adilet Sadybekov scored a late consolation volley for Kairat. Brugge produced 2.23 expected goals from 17 shots versus Kairat's 0.25 from eight attempts.
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