The boss of Kazakhstan's "Astana" Sayan Khamitzhanov admitted that he asked for forgiveness from Grigory Surkis after a sensational draw in the match against "Dynamo" in the 1st round of the League of Europe.

"Astana" snatched a point a few minutes before the final whistle, the match ended with a score of 2: 2.

"Impressions of the match, of course, positive. Dynamo is a serious club, it's really one of the favorites of our group. Therefore, for us this draw is tantamount to victory, one can say.

Were we hoping to achieve a positive result in Kiev? We did not rule out such a. After all the last five years due to the constant participation in the group stages of the European Cups the team has gained some experience. Therefore, the team is psychologically calm and does not fear.

In Astana we very warmly meet Dynamo. I have great respect for Grigory Mikhaylovich (Surkis - prim. red. He now congratulated me, and I apologized. He said: "Stop, what apologies, well done". Therefore, Dynamo expects a warm welcome. We consider Ukrainians to be our brotherly people. Therefore, we will meet in a kind, sportlike way.

And how will we play - the Most High decides, "said Hamitzhanov.

In the second round, "Dynamo" will play on the road against the Czech "Jablonec" (October 4 / 22:00). After the first round, the Kievites divide the second-third place with "Astana". The first - "Rennes", "Jablonec" in the last place.

CALENDARY OF MATCHES DYNAMO October 4 22:00 Jablonec - Dinamo 25 October 22:00 Rennes - Dynamo November 8 19:55 Dynamo - Rennes November 29 17:50 Astana - Dynamo December 13 19:55 Dynamo - Jablonec.