UEFA Nations League

Cyprus vs Luxembourg, 2020-21 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Cyprus
  • 34': Grigoris Kastanos (P)
  • 70': Grigoris Kastanos
FT
2 - 1
Luxembourg
  • 5': Ioannis Kousoulos (OG)
  • Red Card 33': Vahid Selimovic

About

Cyprus are hosting Luxembourg at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
  • 1': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
  • 5': Own Goal by Ioannis Kousoulos, Cyprus. Cyprus 0, Luxembourg 1.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Ioannou.
  • 13': Foul by Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
  • 13': Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 14': Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Laurent Jans.
  • 15': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Minas Antoniou.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Laurent Jans (Luxembourg) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 17': Hand ball by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 18': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
  • 18': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues.
  • 21': Foul by Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg).
  • 21': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
  • 22': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Marios Ilia (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 23': Foul by Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg).
  • 23': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
  • 23': Lars Gerson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Vahid Selimovic.
  • 29': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 29': Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 33': Penalty Cyprus. Marios Ilia draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Penalty conceded by Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 33': Vahid Selimovic (Luxembourg) is shown the red card.
  • 34': Goal! Cyprus 1, Luxembourg 1. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 36': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
  • 36': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 40': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 41': Dirk Carlson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Danel Sinani (Luxembourg).
  • 45'+1': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg).
  • 45'+2': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Luxembourg 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Luxembourg 1.
  • 47': Edvin Muratovic (Luxembourg) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).
  • 49': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 49': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 49': Lars Gerson (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 50': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Anthony Moris.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 52': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Mica Pinto.
  • 53': Hand ball by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 54': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Vincent Thill (Luxembourg) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Gerson Rodrigues.
  • 55': Substitution, Luxembourg. Aldin Skenderovic replaces Edvin Muratovic.
  • 59': Foul by Aldin Skenderovic (Luxembourg).
  • 59': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 61': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
  • 61': Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).
  • 62': Mica Pinto (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Chambos Kyriakou replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
  • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Thomas Ioannou replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Ioannou with a cross.
  • 66': Christos Shelis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
  • 67': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 67': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Mica Pinto (Luxembourg).
  • 70': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Substitution, Luxembourg. Maurice Deville replaces Vincent Thill.
  • 70': Goal! Cyprus 2, Luxembourg 1. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marios Ilia with a through ball.
  • 76': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 76': Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 79': Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Thomas Ioannou (Cyprus).
  • 79': Thomas Ioannou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Ioannou with a cross.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 83': Substitution, Cyprus. Charis Kyriakou replaces Minas Antoniou.
  • 83': Substitution, Cyprus. Vasilios Papafotis replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 88': Corner, Luxembourg. Conceded by Charis Kyriakou.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danel Sinani with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mica Pinto.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Leandro Barreiro Martins (Luxembourg).
  • 90'+2': Thomas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Gerson Rodrigues (Luxembourg).
  • 90'+3': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Cyprus 2, Luxembourg 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 2, Luxembourg 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 20
1 Yellow Cards 5
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 2
53.3 Possession 46.7
10 SHOTS 13
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
392 Accurate Passes 334
483 Passes 419
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
17 Crosses 24
0.2 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 53
28 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 11
17 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 12
17 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sweden 6 +15 16
2 Slovakia 6 +5 13
3 Estonia 6 -6 4
4 Azerbaijan 6 -14 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Dimitris Dimitriou (GK)
19 Konstantinos Laifis
3 Christos Shelis
4 Nicholas Ioannou Yellow Card
7 Minas Antoniou Yellow Card
20 Grigoris Kastanos
18 Kostakis Artymatas
13 Ioannis Kousoulos
2 Marios Elia Yellow Card
21 Marinos Tzionis
23 Ioannis Pittas
Cyprus Substitutes:
Charalambos Kyriakides, Neophytos Michael, Alexander Gogic, Andreas Makris, Charalambos Kyriakou, Andronikos Kakoulis, Demetris Christofi, Charis Kyriakou, Thomas Ioannou, Fanos Katelaris, Vasilios Papafotis, Loizos Loizou.

LUX Luxembourg (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Moris (GK)
7 Lars Gerson
5 Vahid Selimovic Red Card
13 Dirk Carlson Yellow Card
18 Laurent Jans
9 Danel Sinani
17 Mica Pinto
16 Leandro Barreiro
20 Edvin Muratovic
10 Gerson Rodrigues
11 Vincent Thill
Luxembourg Substitutes:
Timothe Rupil, Sebastien Thill, Florian Bohnert, Enes Mahmutovic, Maurice Deville, Stefano Bensi, Tim Kips, Ralph Schon, Marvin Martins, Mathias Olesen, Seid Korac, Aldin Skenderovic.

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