UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Cyprus vs Russia, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Cyprus
  • Red Card 27': Konstantinos Laifis
FT
0 - 5
Russia
  • 9': Denis Cheryshev
  • 22': Magomed Ozdoev
  • 79': Artem Dzyuba
  • 89': Aleksandr Golovin
  • 90'+2': Denis Cheryshev

Russia beat Cyprus to qualify for Euro 2020

Russia booked their place in next year's European Championship finals with a comprehensive 5-0 win over 10-man Cyprus away in Nicosia on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 2': Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Foul by Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia).
  • 4': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
  • 6': Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a headed pass.
  • 8': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
  • 8': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 1. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top left corner.
  • 10': Offside, Cyprus. Giorgios Merkis tries a through ball, but Panayiotis Zachariou is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Aleksandr Golovin (Russia).
  • 11': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Hand ball by Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus).
  • 15': Andrey Semenov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
  • 22': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 2. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev.
  • 24': Foul by Sergey Petrov (Russia).
  • 24': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 27': Foul by Kostas Laifis (Cyprus).
  • 27': Sergey Petrov (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the red card.
  • 29': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
  • 29': Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 31': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
  • 36': Substitution, Cyprus. Renato Margaça replaces Panayiotis Zachariou.
  • 38': Substitution, Russia. Vyacheslav Karavaev replaces Sergey Petrov because of an injury.
  • 40': Substitution, Cyprus. Urko Pardo replaces Constantinos Panayi because of an injury.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev with a cross.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fedor Kudryashov.
  • 45': Foul by Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia).
  • 45': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Cyprus. Giorgios Merkis tries a through ball, but Ioannis Kosti is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
  • 45'+3': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia).
  • 45'+3': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Ionov.
  • 45'+4': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Giorgios Merkis.
  • 45'+6': Attempt saved. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Russia 2.
  • 46': Foul by Aleksey Ionov (Russia).
  • 46': Renato Margaça (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
  • 47': Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostakis Artymatas.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 53': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
  • 53': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia).
  • 54': Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 57': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Giorgios Merkis.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 59': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 59': Ilzat Akhmetov (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Ilzat Akhmetov because of an injury.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Aleksey Ionov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a headed pass.
  • 65': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
  • 65': Vyacheslav Karavaev (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Russia).
  • 66': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Magomed Ozdoev (Russia).
  • 70': Foul by Artem Dzyuba (Russia).
  • 70': Renato Margaça (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Giorgios Merkis.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Magomed Ozdoev.
  • 78': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Aleksey Ionov.
  • 79': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 3. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Denis Cheryshev with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Matija Spoljaric.
  • 80': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrey Semenov.
  • 81': Offside, Cyprus. Kostakis Artymatas tries a through ball, but Ioannis Kousoulos is caught offside.
  • 81': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Renato Margaça.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Foul by Fedor Kudryashov (Russia).
  • 84': Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Artem Dzyuba (Russia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vyacheslav Karavaev with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Magomed Ozdoev (Russia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daler Kuzyaev.
  • 88': Offside, Russia. Magomed Ozdoev tries a through ball, but Artem Dzyuba is caught offside.
  • 89': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 4. Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba.
  • 90': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Daler Kuzyaev (Russia).
  • 90'+2': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 5. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Dzyuba with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 5.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 5.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 2
0 Saves 7
69.5 Possession 30.5
22 SHOTS 3
12 ON GOAL 0
0.5 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
513 Accurate Passes 188
614 Passes 275
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 0
28 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.0
50 Long Balls 68
38 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
16 Effective Tackles 7
22 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 6
9 Effective Clearances 33
9 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 9,439

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
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2 Switzerland 10 +11 17
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4 Belarus 10 -5 12
Full Table

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (3-5-1-1)

No. Name
1 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
4 Giorgos Merkis
19 Konstantinos Laifis Red Card
8 Charis Kyriakou
16 Matija Spoljaric
6 Michalis Ioannou
18 Kostakis Artymatas
3 Nicholas Ioannou
13 Ioannis Kousoulos
7 Panayiotis Zachariou
20 Ioannis Kosti
Cyprus Substitutes:
Margaça, Giorgos Papageorghiou, Pieros Soteriou, Urko Pardo, Andreas Karo, Constantinos Mintikkis, Giorgos Economides, Demetris Christofi, Fotis Papoulis, Neophytos Michael, Anthony Georgiou, Ioannis Pittas.

RUS Russia (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Guilherme (GK)
14 Georgi Dzhikiya
5 Andrei Semenov
13 Fedor Kudryashov
23 Sergei Petrov
10 Ilzat Akhmetov
17 Aleksandr Golovin
7 Magomed Ozdoev
22 Artem Dzyuba
6 Denis Cheryshev
21 Aleksei Ionov
Russia Substitutes:
Aleksandr Sobolev, Maksim Belyaev, Dmitriy Chistyakov, Zelimkhan Bakaev, Andrey Lunev, Nikolay Komlichenko, Pavel Mogilevets, Soslan Dzhanaev, Vladislav Ignatyev, Daler Kuzyaev, Vyacheslav Karavaev, Yuri Zhirkov.

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