Wales vs Cyprus, Group Stage 2016

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Wales

13': David Cotterill
23': Hal Robson-Kanu
48': Andy King

FT
2 - 1

Cyprus

36': Vincent Laban

Wales remain top after battling to three points against Cyprus

Wales produced a heroic performance to keep their place at the top of Group B after picking up three precious Euro 2016 qualifying points with a 2-1 win over Cyprus in Cardiff.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
3': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
4': Charalambos Kyriakou crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
4': Chris Gunter clears the ball from danger.
4': Marios Nicolaou commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
5': Marios Nicolaou is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
5': Gareth Bale takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
5': Joe Ledley is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
6': Wales makes a sub: David Cotterill enters for Simon Church. Reason: Injury
6': Gareth Bale hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
7': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Fumble)
7': Neil Taylor commits a foul on Dimitris Christofi resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
7': Vincent Laban takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
7': Vincent Laban crosses the ball. Outcome: save
7': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Catch)
8': Neil Taylor commits a foul on Dimitris Christofi resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
8': Charalambos Kyriakou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
9': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
10': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Defending)
11': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
12': Gareth Bale curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
12': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Catch)
12': George Williams crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
12': Dossa Junior clears the ball from danger.
12': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the near post, resulting in: clearance
13': Vincent Laban clears the ball from danger.
13': David Cotterill crosses the ball. Outcome: goal
13': Goal!! David Cotterill hits a very good right footed shot to the lower right corner from the left wing (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Wales now leads 1 - 0
14': That last goal was assisted by Andy King (Header from Left Penalty Area)
15': Pieros Sotiriou curls a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
15': Wayne Hennessey makes a good save (Catch)
15': Gareth Bale drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
15': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Fumble)
16': Throw-in: Charalambos Kyriakou takes it (Defending)
16': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Defending)
16': Andy King commits a foul on Pieros Sotiriou resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
17': Konstantinos Makridis takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
17': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
17': Dimitris Christofi crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
17': Georgios Efrem hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
18': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
18': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
19': Giorgos Merkis clears the ball from danger.
19': David Cotterill crosses the ball. Outcome: save
19': Tasos Kissas makes a good save (Catch)
20': Neil Taylor commits a foul on Dimitris Christofi resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
20': Vincent Laban takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
20': Vincent Laban crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
20': Andy King clears the ball from danger.
21': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
22': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Neil Taylor resulting on a free kick for Wales
22': Wayne Hennessey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
22': Handball called on Hal Robson-Kanu
22': Dossa Junior takes an indirect freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
23': Hal Robson-Kanu hits an impressive left footed shot. Outcome: goal
23': Goal!! Hal Robson-Kanu hits a very good left footed shot low through the middle from the centre penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Wales now leads 2 - 0
23': That last goal was assisted by Gareth Bale (Pass from Left Channel)
25': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
26': Dossa Junior commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
26': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: cross
28': David Cotterill crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
28': Marios Antoniades clears the ball from danger.
28': Chris Gunter crosses the ball. Outcome: save
29': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Fumble)
29': Cyprus makes a sub: Angelis Angeli enters for Dossa Junior. Reason: Injury
29': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Chris Gunter resulting on a free kick for Wales
29': Chris Gunter takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
30': Throw-in: Charalambos Kyriakou takes it (Attacking)
30': Marios Antoniades crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
31': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Neil Taylor resulting on a free kick for Wales
31': Wayne Hennessey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
31': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
32': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
34': Charalambos Kyriakou crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
34': George Williams clears the ball from danger.
34': David Cotterill commits a foul on Charalambos Kyriakou resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
35': David Cotterill is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
35': Vincent Laban takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: cross
36': Vincent Laban crosses the ball. Outcome: goal
36': Goal!! Vincent Laban hits an impressive left footed shot to the lower left corner from the right wing (aprox. 25 yards) and scores!! Cyprus now trails 1 - 2
37': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
38': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
39': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
39': Angelis Angeli commits a foul on George Williams resulting on a free kick for Wales
39': Gareth Bale takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
39': Angelis Angeli is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
40': Gareth Bale drills an impressive left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar
41': Joe Ledley hits a good header. Outcome: clearance
41': Giorgos Merkis clears the ball from danger.
41': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
41'+5': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the far post, resulting in: open play
42': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
42': Chris Gunter crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
42': Giorgos Merkis clears the ball from danger.
42': Throw-in: Giorgos Merkis takes it (Defending)
43': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
44': Ashley Williams commits a foul on Pieros Sotiriou resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
44': Vincent Laban takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the right channel. Outcome: cross
45': Vincent Laban crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
45': Ashley Williams clears the ball from danger.
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+2': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
45'+2': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Defending)
45'+3': David Cotterill hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
45'+3': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Punch)
45'+3': Gareth Bale drills a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
45'+4': Charalambos Kyriakou blocks the shot
45'+4': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: save
45'+4': Tasos Kissas makes a very good save (Catch)
45'+4': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
45': The second half is under way
47': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
47': Andy King commits a foul on Konstantinos Makridis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
48': Andy King has been shown the red card and will no longer take part of this game! Reason: professional foul
48': Vincent Laban takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
48': Gareth Bale is awarded a yellow card. Reason: dissent
49': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
50': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Defending)
50': Throw-in: Tasos Kissas takes it (Attacking)
51': Throw-in: Charalambos Kyriakou takes it (Attacking)
53': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
54': Dimitris Christofi curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
54': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
55': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Joe Ledley resulting on a free kick for Wales
55': Ashley Williams takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
55': Hal Robson-Kanu crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
56': Tasos Kissas takes a short goal kick
56': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
56': Georgios Efrem hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
57': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Catch)
57': Dimitris Christofi hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
58': Joe Ledley blocks the shot
58': Vincent Laban takes the corner kick from the right byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
58': Georgios Efrem hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
58': Wales makes a sub: David Edwards enters for George Williams. Reason: Tactical
59': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
59': Gareth Bale crosses the ball. Outcome: open play
59': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Joe Ledley resulting on a free kick for Wales
59': Ashley Williams takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
60': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
61': David Cotterill curls a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
61': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
62': Throw-in: Charalambos Kyriakou takes it (Attacking)
63': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
64': Pieros Sotiriou commits a foul on James Chester resulting on a free kick for Wales
64': Pieros Sotiriou is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
65': James Chester takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
65': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
66': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
66': Angelis Angeli hits a right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
66': Wayne Hennessey takes a short goal kick
67': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Defending)
68': Dimitris Christofi crosses the ball. Outcome: save
68': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Catch)
68': Cyprus makes a sub: Nektarios Alexandrou enters for Marios Nicolaou. Reason: Tactical
68': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
69': Gareth Bale hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: open play
69': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
70': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
71': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
71': Pieros Sotiriou commits a foul on David Edwards resulting on a free kick for Wales
72': Gareth Bale takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
72': Gareth Bale drills a left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
72': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
72': Throw-in: Marios Antoniades takes it (Attacking)
73': Throw-in: Nektarios Alexandrou takes it (Attacking)
74': Pieros Sotiriou commits a foul on Chris Gunter resulting on a free kick for Wales
74': Wayne Hennessey takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
74': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
75': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
75': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left wing. Outcome: cross
76': David Cotterill crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
76': Georgios Efrem clears the ball from danger.
77': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Defending)
77': Giorgos Merkis commits a foul on Hal Robson-Kanu resulting on a free kick for Wales
77': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his left foot from the left wing. Outcome: pass
78': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
79': Gareth Bale crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Giorgos Merkis clears the ball from danger.
79': Gareth Bale crosses the ball. Outcome: clearance
79': Angelis Angeli clears the ball from danger.
79': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Defending)
80': Vincent Laban crosses the ball. Outcome: save
80': Wayne Hennessey makes a very good save (Catch)
81': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
82': Dimitris Christofi crosses the ball. Outcome: out of play
82': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
83': Hal Robson-Kanu hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
83': Charalambos Kyriakou crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
83': Georgios Efrem hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
84': Wales makes a sub: Jake Taylor enters for Hal Robson-Kanu. Reason: Tactical
85': Cyprus makes a sub: Andreas Papathanasiou enters for Angelis Angeli. Reason: Tactical
85': Wayne Hennessey takes a long goal kick
85': Charalambos Kyriakou commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
85': Charalambos Kyriakou is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
86': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left byline. Outcome: shot
86': David Cotterill drills a good right footed shot. Outcome: hit wall
87': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
87': Neil Taylor crosses the ball. Outcome: shot
87': David Edwards hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: over bar
87': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
87': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
88': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
89': Konstantinos Makridis commits a foul on Chris Gunter resulting on a free kick for Wales
89': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right wing. Outcome: pass
90': Throw-in: Neil Taylor takes it (Attacking)
90': Throw-in: David Edwards takes it (Attacking)
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': David Edwards commits a foul on Konstantinos Makridis resulting on a free kick for Cyprus
90'+1': David Edwards is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+2': Charalambos Kyriakou takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass
90'+2': Throw-in: Chris Gunter takes it (Attacking)
90'+2': Gareth Bale curls a good left footed shot. Outcome: blocked
90'+3': Giorgos Merkis blocks the shot
90'+3': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
90'+3': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
90'+4': David Cotterill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
90'+4': Tasos Kissas takes a long goal kick
90'+4': Giorgos Merkis commits a foul on Gareth Bale resulting on a free kick for Wales
90'+4': Giorgos Merkis is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
90'+4': David Cotterill takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: pass

Statistics

CYP		WAL
16	Fouls	8
5	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	1
0	Offsides	0
1	Corner Kicks	8
7	Saves	5
52	Possession	48
9	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	10
0.4	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
4	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	12
0.3	Cross %	0.3
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
9	Clearances	4

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Principality Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 26,000

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	France	8	+26	22
2	Netherlands	8	+10	18
3	Greece	8	+6	13
4	Republic of Ireland	8	-1	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Wales

No.	Name
1	Wayne Hennessey (GK)
2	Chris Gunter
6	Ashley Williams
4	James Chester
3	Neil Taylor
8	Andy King
11	Gareth Bale
16	Joe Ledley
10	Hal Robson-Kanu
23	George C. Williams
9	Simon Church

Wales Substitutes:

Owain fon Williams, Kyle Letheren, Ben Davies, Danny Gabbidon, Sam Rickett, David Edwards, David Cotterill, Jonny Williams, Gwion Edwards, Jake Taylor, Declan John, Tom Lawrence.

Cyprus

No.	Name
12	Tasos Kissas (GK)
8	Charalambos Kyriakou
4	Giorgos Merkis
2	Dossa Junior
15	Marios Antoniades
23	Marios Nikolaou
14	Vincent Laban
13	Konstantinos Makridis
17	Georgios Efrem
20	Pieros Soteriou
9	Dimitris Christofi

Cyprus Substitutes:

Antonis Georgallides, Giorgos Loizou, Valentinos Sielis, Marios Stylianou, Giorgos Aresti, Angelis Angeli, Konstantinos Charalampidis, Nektarios Alexandrou, Kostakis Artymatas, Andreas Papathanasiou, Georgios Kolokoudias, Andreas Makris.

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