AKIPRESS.COM – Valery Kichin, the captain of the national football team of Kyrgyzstan, has apologized for his gross mistake in the match against Qatar.

The third 2026 World Cup qualification round of Kyrgyzstan vs Qatar match took place on October 10 in Doha with the score of 3:1 in favor of Qatar.

“Sorry for a gross mistake. I took it where it should not have been taken,” he wrote on social networks.

Qatar led 2:0, but in the 76th minute Alimardon Shukurov managed to score a third goal.

In the 81st minute, Kichin made a wrong pass and gave it to the opponent who was able to score a third goal.

«Sorry for the gross mistake. Took it where it should not have», – wrote Kichin in social networks.