Cyprus vs Kazakhstan, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Cyprus

39': Pieros Soteriou

FT
1 - 1

Kazakhstan

2': Aleksey Shchetkin

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Cyprus are hosting Kazakhstan at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, 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.
1': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
1': Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Attempt missed. Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
2': Goal! Cyprus 0, Kazakhstan 1. Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev.
4': Offside, Kazakhstan. Yuriy Pertsukh tries a through ball, but Aleksey Shchetkin is caught offside.
5': Foul by Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus).
5': Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus).
7': Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
9': Offside, Kazakhstan. Islambek Kuat tries a through ball, but Temirlan Erlanov is caught offside.
9': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
9': Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Attempt missed. Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
15': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
15': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
18': Attempt blocked. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou.
18': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Temirlan Erlanov.
20': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
20': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dmytro Nepogodov.
21': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
21': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Islambek Kuat.
24': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Kostas Laifis.
24': Attempt missed. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
25': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Sergiy Maliy.
29': Attempt missed. Constantinos Mintikkis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgios Efrem.
33': Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
36': Foul by Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan).
36': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
37': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan).
38': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Goal! Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
40': Attempt saved. Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
45'+2': Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
45'+2': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
45'+4': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
45'+4': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1.
45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1.
46': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
47': Attempt missed. Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen.
49': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev with a cross.
50': Offside, Kazakhstan. Askhat Tagybergen tries a through ball, but Islambek Kuat is caught offside.
51': Foul by Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan).
51': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Foul by Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan).
54': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Attempt missed. Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
56': Attempt saved. Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
56': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
57': Attempt blocked. Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Askhat Tagybergen.
57': Foul by Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan).
57': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Substitution, Cyprus. Anthony Georgiou replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
59': Attempt saved. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
59': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
59': Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
60': Attempt saved. Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
61': Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
63': Foul by Yuriy Pertsukh (Kazakhstan).
63': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a set piece situation.
64': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou following a set piece situation.
65': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Maxim Fedin replaces Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
65': Foul by Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan).
65': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Hand ball by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
67': Attempt saved. Aleksey Shchetkin (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Islambek Kuat.
68': Attempt saved. Maxim Fedin (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
73': Attempt missed. Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
73': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti replaces Giorgios Efrem.
74': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
74': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Attempt blocked. Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
78': Offside, Kazakhstan. Dmytro Nepogodov tries a through ball, but Islambek Kuat is caught offside.
80': Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Askhat Tagybergen (Kazakhstan).
80': Offside, Cyprus. Anthony Georgiou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Georgiy Zhukov replaces Askhat Tagybergen.
83': Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Nikolas Ioannou.
83': Constantinos Panayi (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan).
85': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Yan Vorogovskiy.
85': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan).
85': Gafurzhan Suyumbayev (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Substitution, Kazakhstan. Abat Aimbetov replaces Aleksey Shchetkin.
89': Attempt missed. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
90': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas replaces Fotios Papoulis.
90': Attempt missed. Abat Aimbetov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy.
90'+1': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
90'+1': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Islambek Kuat (Kazakhstan).
90'+1': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
90'+2': Sergiy Maliy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Abat Aimbetov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Kostas Laifis (Cyprus).
90'+4': Foul by Kostas Laifis (Cyprus).
90'+4': Georgiy Zhukov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Foul by Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus).
90'+5': Maxim Fedin (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1.
0': Match ends, Cyprus 1, Kazakhstan 1.

Statistics

KAZ		CYP
15	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	4
44.5	Possession	55.5
13	SHOTS	14
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
310	Accurate Passes	406
398	Passes	488
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	0
8	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.0
67	Long Balls	62
22	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	7
29	Effective Clearances	5
29	Clearances	5

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 5,639

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

Cyprus (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
19	Konstantinos Laifis
4	Giorgos Merkis
3	Nicholas Ioannou
14	Constantinos Mintikkis
13	Ioannis Kousoulos
8	Charis Kyriakou
20	Grigoris Kastanos
15	Fotis Papoulis
7	Georgios Efrem
10	Pieros Soteriou

Cyprus Substitutes:

Jack Roles, Andreas Karo, Kostakis Artymatas, Michalis Ioannou, Neophytos Michael, Matija Spoljaric, Anthony Georgiou, Giorgos Vasiliou, Urko Pardo, Ioannis Kosti, Antreas Panayiotou, Ioannis Pittas.

Kazakhstan (5-4-1)

No.	Name
12	Dmytro Nepogodov (GK)
2	Sergiy Malyi
15	Aleksandr Marochkin
3	Temirlan Erlanov
16	Gafurzhan Suyumbayev
11	Yan Vorogovskiy
8	Askhat Tagybergen
14	Yuriy Pertsukh
9	Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
5	Islambek Kuat
19	Aleksey Shchetkin

Kazakhstan Substitutes:

Abat Aimbetov, Dmitri Shomko, Maxim Fedin, Igor Shatskiy, Stas Pokatilov, Timur Dosmagambetov, Georgi Zhukov, Viktor Dmitrenko, Abzal Beysebekov, Serikzhan Muzhikov, Aybol Abiken.

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