Serious

friendly

It wasn't really a friendly of course. But the Kazakhis were very polite and hopeful, even when they were 3 goals down the audience rose in eager anticipation every time one of theirs had a chance to kick the ball high over the German goal. All Tudor had to do was run around a little, let the ball go through his legs. Watching the players closely wasn't really necessary but he did anyway.

Arena

If you're ever in the neighborhood you should have a look at Astana, the brand new empty capital of Kazakhstan. The weirdest looking gold plaited buildings, shopping malls offering soon to open shops, 6 lane roads waiting for cars and a stadium with artificial turf and the acoustics of an ice hockey ring. The whole town is president Nursultan Nazarbayev's toy. Like football, but his football players aren't very good.