"Kairat Almaty of Kazakhstan are hosting Greek side Olympiakos at 15:30 GMT on Tuesday due to time difference issues. The match is in its own earlier time slot as Uefa does not permit matches to kick-off later than 22:00 in the local time zone. Kazakhstan is five hours ahead of time in the United Kingdom, meaning that Tuesday's match kicks off at 20:30 local time."
"Since Kairat's last home match - a 0-0 draw with Pafos on 21 October - the clocks in the United Kingdom and across Europe have gone back one hour. Therefore, what would have been a 21:45 kick-off prior to the clocks changing has become a 22:45 kick-off. Kazakhstan themselves do not change their clocks, but are affected by changes to time zones elsewhere."
Kairat Almaty will host Olympiakos with a 15:30 GMT kick-off, which equals 20:30 local time in Kazakhstan. UEFA rules prevent matches starting later than 22:00 local time, so earlier GMT slots are used to comply and avoid overlap with other fixtures. The clocks in the UK and Europe went back one hour after Kairat's last home game, which would have pushed a 21:45 local kick-off to 22:45, so Kazakhstan fixtures keep earlier GMT times. Kairat's final home league matches were moved from Almaty to Astana because of severe winter conditions; Astana's stadium has a retractable roof.
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