FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Slovakia
  • 55': Ivan Schranz
  • 77': Martin Koscelnik
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Cyprus

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    Slovakia are hosting Cyprus at Národny Futbalovy Stadión, Bratislava, Slovakia, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Marek Hamsik (Slovakia).
    • 2': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 3': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Paris Psaltis (Cyprus).
    • 5': Offside, Slovakia. Dávid Hancko tries a through ball, but Ivan Schranz is caught offside.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marios Ilia.
    • 6': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
    • 11': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
    • 13': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
    • 14': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Fanos Katelaris.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Martin Koscelnik.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 19': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 24': Hand ball by Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia).
    • 25': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Paris Psaltis.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimír Weiss.
    • 26': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
    • 26': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Schranz.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 32': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Andreas Avraam.
    • 35': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
    • 35': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 36': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Koscelnik with a cross.
    • 39': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia).
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kostakis Artymatas.
    • 42': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
    • 42': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Andreas Avraam (Cyprus).
    • 43': Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Lubomír Satka (Slovakia) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marek Hamsik with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Vladimír Weiss (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia).
    • 45'+2': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Slovakia 0, Cyprus 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovakia 0, Cyprus 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vladimír Weiss with a cross.
    • 49': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 53': Substitution, Slovakia. Patrik Hrosovsky replaces Stanislav Lobotka because of an injury.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Marios Ilia.
    • 55': Goal! Slovakia 1, Cyprus 0. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dávid Hancko with a cross.
    • 59': Substitution, Slovakia. Erik Jirka replaces Vladimír Weiss because of an injury.
    • 60': Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Marios Ilia.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 63': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 63': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marek Hamsik with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Paris Psaltis.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Róbert Bozeník (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dávid Hancko with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marek Hamsik.
    • 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Panagiotis Zachariou replaces Paris Psaltis.
    • 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
    • 77': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
    • 77': Goal! Slovakia 2, Cyprus 0. Martin Koscelnik (Slovakia) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner following a corner.
    • 79': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Suslov replaces Ivan Schranz.
    • 79': Substitution, Slovakia. David Strelec replaces Róbert Bozeník.
    • 79': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ondrej Duda with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Patrik Hrosovsky (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
    • 82': Foul by Andreas Avraam (Cyprus).
    • 82': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by David Strelec following a set piece situation.
    • 83': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Tomás Suslov (Slovakia).
    • 84': Attempt missed. Erik Jirka (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
    • 86': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
    • 86': Panagiotis Zachariou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
    • 88': Erik Jirka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 88': Substitution, Cyprus. Onisiforos Roushias replaces Andreas Avraam.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis with a through ball.
    • 89': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Martin Koscelnik.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Patrik Hrosovsky.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
    • 90'+2': Panagiotis Zachariou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Slovakia 2, Cyprus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Slovakia 2, Cyprus 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 7
    5 Saves 0
    35.9 Possession 64.1
    9 SHOTS 24
    0 ON GOAL 7
    0.0 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    251 Accurate Passes 501
    332 Passes 587
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    7 Crosses 29
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    59 Long Balls 37
    24 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    9 Effective Tackles 14
    19 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.8
    13 Interceptions 11
    25 Effective Clearances 15
    25 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Národny Futbalovy Stadión
    Location: Bratislava, Slovakia
    Attendance: 6,762

    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

    SVK Slovakia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Marek Rodák (GK)
    14 Milan Skriniar
    5 Lubomir Satka
    16 Dávid Hancko
    15 Martin Koscelnik
    8 Ondrej Duda
    17 Marek Hamsik
    22 Stanislav Lobotka
    9 Róbert Bozeník
    7 Vladimir Weiss
    18 Ivan Schranz
    Slovakia Substitutes:
    Róbert Mak, Juraj Kucka, Jakub Hromada, Frantisek Plach, Dusan Kuciak, Erik Jirka, Peter Pekarík, David Strelec, Tomás Suslov, Vernon De Marco, Patrik Hrosovský, Martin Valjent.

    CYP Cyprus (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Neophytos Michael (GK)
    5 Costas Soteriou Yellow Card
    4 Nicholas Ioannou
    14 Fanos Katelaris
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    11 Andreas Avraam Yellow Card
    16 Paris Psaltis
    19 Marios Elia
    21 Marinos Tzionis
    17 Loizos Loizou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Charalambos Kyriakou, Fotis Papoulis, Marios Antoniades, Onisiforos Roushias, Panayiotis Zachariou, Ioannis Pittas, Alexander Gogic, Nikolas Panagiotou, Demetris Christofi, Dimitris Dimitriou, Konstantinos Panagi, Andreas Karo.

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