FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Cyprus vs San Marino 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Cyprus
  • 55': Ioannis Pittas
  • 86': Andronikos Kakoulis
FT
2 - 0
San Marino

    Introduction

    Cyprus are hosting San Marino at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, San Marino 0.
    • 55': Goal! Cyprus 1, San Marino 0. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 63': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti replaces Marinos Tzionis.
    • 63': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Pieros Sotiriou.
    • 63': Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Filippo Berardi.
    • 64': Substitution, San Marino. Valli Casadei replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni.
    • 74': Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgos Malekkides replaces Anderson Correia de Barros.
    • 74': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
    • 76': Valli Casadei (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Substitution, San Marino. Nicolas Giacopetti replaces Samuele Zannoni.
    • 85': Substitution, San Marino. Giacomo Benvenuti replaces Filippo Fabbri.
    • 86': Goal! Cyprus 2, San Marino 0. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti following a fast break.
    • 89': Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Gavriel replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 90': Alessandro Tosi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: AEK Arena
    Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
    Attendance: 2,336

    FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 6 0
    +3 Romania 2 3 1
    +1 Cyprus 2 3 1
    0 Austria 0 0 0
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    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 7
    9 Saves 2
    30.5 Possession 69.5
    5 SHOTS 26
    2 ON GOAL 11
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    200 Accurate Passes 567
    282 Passes 646
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 9
    6 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    46 Long Balls 46
    18 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    11 Effective Tackles 17
    17 Tackles 24
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    12 Interceptions 6
    37 Effective Clearances 9
    37 Clearances 9

    Line-Ups

    CYP Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joël Mall (GK)
    3 Nikolas Panagiotou
    15 Christos Shelis
    7 Anderson Correia
    6 Giannis Satsias
    10 Pieros Soteriou
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    8 Ioannis Kousoulos
    9 Ioannis Pittas
    21 Marinos Tzionis
    17 Loizos Loizou
    Substitutes:
    Giorgos Malekkides, Evagoras Antoniou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Andronikos Kakoulis, Neophytos Michael, Charis Kyriakou, Stavros Gavriel, Hector Kyprianou, Andreas Shikkis, Charalampos Charalampous, Ioannis Kosti, Kostakis Artymatas.

    SMR San Marino (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Edoardo Colombo (GK)
    3 Tommaso Benvenuti
    5 Michele Cevoli
    12 Alessandro Tosi Yellow Card
    4 Filippo Fabbri
    8 Lorenzo Capicchioni
    18 Samuele Zannoni
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    9 Nicola Nanni
    10 Filippo Berardi
    11 Andrea Contadini
    Substitutes:
    Giacomo Benvenuti, Marcello Mularoni, Matteo Valli Casadei, Nicko Sensoli, Marco Pasolini, Dante Rossi, Nicolas Giacopetti, Matteo Vitaioli, Matteo Zavoli, Pietro Amici, Alberto Riccardi, Giacomo Valentini.

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