Kazakhstan was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Syria in an evenly contested friendly on Wednesday.
Nadim Sabagh put Syria ahead in the 64th minute after Kazakhstan had made several changes at halftime.
Zhambyl Kukeyev equalized for Kazakhstan six minutes later, capitalizing on some persistent build-up work by slotting the ball past goalkeeper Kawa Hesso.
Mohammed Estanbeli was sent off for Syria after receiving a second yellow card in the 85th minute.
There were no signs of pro-Syrian opposition demonstrations in the Kazakh capital, Astana, despite deepening unrest in the Middle East country with hundreds of people believed to have been killed in recent months from violent crackdowns on protesters.
''Usually in our team we prefer not to discuss politics, but we should point out that not everything that you see on television is true,'' Syrian manager Nizar Mahrous said before the game.
Kazakhstan dominated the first half, with pacy midfielder Tanat Nuserbayev creating several chances.
Serikzhan Muzhikov almost gave Kazakhstan toward the end of regular time, but Hesso saved his shot from outside the box.
