Kazakhstan vs Cyprus, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Kazakhstan

34': Temirlan Erlanov

FT
1 - 2

Cyprus

73': Pieros Soteriou
84': Nicholas Ioannou

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Kazakhstan are hosting Cyprus at Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt blocked. Toktar Zhangylyshbay (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
3': Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
3': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
4': Attempt missed. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
4': Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
4': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
8': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus).
9': Toktar Zhangylyshbay (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Attempt missed. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev with a cross.
11': Foul by Aleksandr Marochkin (Kazakhstan).
11': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
18': Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
18': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Temirlan Erlanov.
21': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Yan Vorogovskiy.
21': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giorgios Merkis following a corner.
22': Attempt saved. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
22': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dmytro Nepogodov.
22': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
22': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus).
26': Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card.
26': Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Attempt missed. Toktar Zhangylyshbay (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev with a cross.
29': Foul by Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan).
29': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Offside, Kazakhstan. Gafurzhan Suyumbayev tries a through ball, but Toktar Zhangylyshbay is caught offside.
32': Attempt blocked. Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
32': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Mintikkis.
33': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
33': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Ioannis Kosti.
34': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan with a cross following a corner.
34': Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 0. Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
35': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
35': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
37': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
37': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
39': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
39': Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card.
40': Attempt missed. Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
41': Attempt saved. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
41': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
42': Attempt missed. Aybol Abiken (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
42': Attempt missed. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Temirlan Erlanov.
44': Foul by Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus).
44': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Attempt saved. Aybol Abiken (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
45': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
45': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Mintikkis.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
45'+3': First Half ends, Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 0.
45': Second Half begins Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 0.
45': Substitution, Cyprus. Panayiotis Zachariou replaces Constantinos Mintikkis.
47': Hand ball by Panayiotis Zachariou (Cyprus).
49': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Giorgios Merkis.
50': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Aybol Abiken (Kazakhstan).
50': Aybol Abiken (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
55': Panayiotis Zachariou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Offside, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis tries a through ball, but Kostakis Artymatas is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Sergei Khizhnichenko replaces Toktar Zhangylyshbay.
62': Substitution, Cyprus. Matija Spoljaric replaces Giorgios Merkis.
64': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
64': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Foul by Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan).
65': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Offside, Kazakhstan. Islambek Kuat tries a through ball, but Bauyrzhan Islamkhan is caught offside.
68': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
69': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
69': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan).
72': Panayiotis Zachariou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Aleksandr Marochkin.
73': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric with a cross following a corner.
73': Attempt blocked. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
73': Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 1. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric with a cross.
74': Foul by Sergei Khizhnichenko (Kazakhstan).
74': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt saved. Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric with a cross.
76': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by Sergei Khizhnichenko (Kazakhstan).
77': Foul by Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan).
77': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
78': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev with a cross.
80': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Maxim Fedin replaces Aybol Abiken.
82': Hand ball by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
83': Attempt saved. Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
84': Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
84': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84': Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 2. Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a cross.
88': Substitution, Cyprus. Renato Margaça replaces Fotios Papoulis.
88': Attempt missed. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
90': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Askhat Tagybergen replaces Islambek Kuat.
90'+2': Dangerous play by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
90'+2': Renato Margaça (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 2.
0': Match ends, Kazakhstan 1, Cyprus 2.

Statistics

CYP		KAZ
8	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	6
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	2
53.8	Possession	46.2
10	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
336	Accurate Passes	277
439	Passes	378
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	5
20	Crosses	18
0.4	Cross %	0.3
67	Long Balls	61
28	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	2
7	Effective Tackles	9
7	Tackles	16
1.0	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	10
19	Effective Clearances	21
19	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Astana Arena
Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
Attendance: 11,769

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Romania	10	+11	22
2	Switzerland	10	+11	17
3	Israel	10	0	15
4	Belarus	10	-5	12

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kazakhstan (3-4-3)

No.	Name
12	Dmytro Nepogodov (GK)
2	Sergiy Malyi
15	Aleksandr Marochkin
3	Temirlan Erlanov
6	Aybol Abiken
14	Yuriy Pertsukh
16	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
11	Yan Vorogovskiy
13	Toktar Zhangylyshbay
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
5	Islambek Kuat

Kazakhstan Substitutes:

Abzal Beysebekov, Askhat Tagybergen, Viktor Dmitrenko, Olzhas Kerimzhanov, Igor Shatskiy, Maxim Fedin, Sergei Khizhnichenko, Georgi Zhukov, Dmitri Shomko, Stas Pokatilov, Dmitri Miroshnichenko.

Cyprus (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
19	Konstantinos Laifis
4	Giorgos Merkis
3	Nicholas Ioannou
14	Constantinos Mintikkis
8	Charis Kyriakou
18	Kostakis Artymatas
20	Ioannis Kosti
13	Ioannis Kousoulos
10	Pieros Soteriou
15	Fotis Papoulis

Cyprus Substitutes:

Giorgos Papageorghiou, Matija Spoljaric, Andreas Karo, Demetris Christofi, Anthony Georgiou, Neophytos Michael, Michalis Ioannou, Urko Pardo, Panayiotis Zachariou, Giorgos Economides, Ioannis Pittas, Margaça.

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