The Faroe Islands earned their maiden point in FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C courtesy of a 1-1 stalemate at home to Kazakhstan. <\/p>\n
Lars Olsen's side were dreaming of a rare victory when Aalborg BK schemer Hallur Hansson opened the scoring four minutes before half-time. However, Andrei Finonchenko quickly restored parity to condemn the hosts to a bottom-place finish. <\/p>\n
On the back foot for long stretches, it was the Faroe Islands who had displayed early sparkle, Jan Edmundsson heading narrowly wide after 18 minutes. Edmundsson later made amends with a cute back-heel for Hansson, who found the top corner with a rasping long-range drive. <\/p>\n
Kazakhstan emerged with a spring in their step after the interval and twice went close before equalising. Failing to clear their lines from a corner, the home team were punished when Finonchenko poked in after Gunnar Nielsen's initial save.A frantic finale ensued, with Pll Klettskard a whisker away from clinching a memorable win for the Faroes afterHansson's shot had been parried. <\/p>\n
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