FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Cyprus vs Malta, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Cyprus
  • 6': Fotis Papoulis
  • 80': Pieros Soteriou
FT
2 - 2
Malta
  • 53': Zach Muscat
  • 90'+8': Jurgen Degabriele

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Cyprus are hosting Malta at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 1': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
  • 4': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 6': Goal! Cyprus 1, Malta 0. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 10': Offside, Malta. Teddy Teuma tries a through ball, but Jake Grech is caught offside.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Marios Antoniadis with a headed pass.
  • 14': Offside, Malta. Luke Montebello tries a through ball, but Jake Grech is caught offside.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 21': Foul by Stelios Andreou (Cyprus).
  • 21': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
  • 27': Hand ball by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
  • 28': Offside, Cyprus. Neofytos Michael tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jake Grech (Malta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luke Montebello.
  • 33': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
  • 33': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
  • 35': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
  • 37': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 37': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
  • 38': Offside, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Marios Demetriou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 43': Offside, Malta. Paul Mbong tries a through ball, but Jake Grech is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 45'+1': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Malta 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Malta 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Malta. Stephen Pisani replaces Triston Caruana.
  • 50': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
  • 50': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Jake Grech (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
  • 52': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
  • 53': Goal! Cyprus 1, Malta 1. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stephen Pisani with a cross following a corner.
  • 54': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
  • 54': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Steve Borg because of an injury.
  • 58': Foul by Marios Demetriou (Cyprus).
  • 58': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Marios Demetriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Loizos Loizou.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Stephen Pisani (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Muscat.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 70': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 70': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Jake Grech.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Paul Mbong.
  • 72': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
  • 73': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
  • 74': Foul by Marios Demetriou (Cyprus).
  • 74': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
  • 76': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Konstantinos Sotiriou with a headed pass.
  • 78': Foul by Stelios Andreou (Cyprus).
  • 78': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas replaces Stelios Andreou.
  • 79': Substitution, Cyprus. Alexandros Gogic replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 80': Goal! Cyprus 2, Malta 1. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 80': Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Malta. Jake Galea replaces Henry Bonello because of an injury.
  • 84': Foul by Shaun Dimech (Malta).
  • 84': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikolas Panagiotou replaces Fotios Papoulis.
  • 86': Substitution, Cyprus. Paris Psaltis replaces Marios Demetriou.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paris Psaltis.
  • 89': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus).
  • 89': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
  • 90': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 90': Shaun Dimech (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Jurgen Degabriele (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurgen Degabriele.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Alexandros Gogic.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
  • 90'+4': Neofytos Michael (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Alexandros Gogic (Cyprus).
  • 90'+5': Jurgen Degabriele (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kurt Shaw (Malta) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Pisani following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 90'+5': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
  • 90'+7': Kurt Shaw (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+8': Goal! Cyprus 2, Malta 2. Jurgen Degabriele (Malta) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teddy Teuma following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+9': Nikolai Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+10': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paris Psaltis with a cross.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Cyprus 2, Malta 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 2, Malta 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 14
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 1
53 Possession 47
10 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
388 Accurate Passes 360
492 Passes 443
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 9
0.1 Cross % 0.2
65 Long Balls 75
29 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 3
16 Effective Tackles 5
25 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
13 Interceptions 22
6 Effective Clearances 18
6 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 1,405

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austria 8 +18 19
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 +10 17
3 Romania 8 +9 13
4 Cyprus 8 0 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (3-4-3)

No. Name
22 Neophytos Michael (GK)
16 Costas Soteriou
3 Marios Antoniades
14 Stelios Andreou
20 Grigoris Kastanos
8 Charis Kyriakou
4 Nicholas Ioannou Yellow Card
7 Marios Demetriou Yellow Card
10 Pieros Soteriou
15 Fotis Papoulis
17 Loizos Loizou
Cyprus Substitutes:
Rafael Mamas, Andronikos Kakoulis, Marios Elia, Marinos Tzionis, Paris Psaltis, Nikolas Panagiotou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Alexander Gogic, Antreas Keravnos, Ioannis Pittas.

MLT Malta (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Henry Bonello (GK)
13 Enrico Pepe
22 Zach Muscat
4 Steve Borg
17 Teddy Teuma Yellow Card
23 Tristan Carauna
3 Ryan Camenzuli
19 Cain Attard
9 Luke Montebello
11 Paul Mbong
8 Jake Grech
Malta Substitutes:
Luke Gambin, Jake Galea, Kurt Shaw, Nikolai Muscat, Karl Micallef, Shaun Dimech, Dunstan Vella, Stephen Pisani, Dexter Xuereb, Matthew Grech, Jurgen Degabriele, Adam Overend.

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