FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Cyprus
    FT
    0 - 2
    Russia
    • 6': Aleksandr Erokhin
    • 55': Rifat Zhemaletdinov

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Russia at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, 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.
    • 4': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
    • 4': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 1. Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Fedor Smolov.
    • 9': Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus).
    • 10': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Paris Psaltis.
    • 11': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
    • 11': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
    • 13': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 17': Offside, Cyprus. Nicholas Ioannou tries a through ball, but Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
    • 18': Offside, Cyprus. Neofytos Michael tries a through ball, but Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos following a fast break.
    • 24': Foul by Ilya Samoshnikov (Russia).
    • 24': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Offside, Russia. Ilya Samoshnikov tries a through ball, but Denis Cheryshev is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Fedor Smolov (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
    • 27': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paris Psaltis with a cross.
    • 34': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ilya Samoshnikov.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
    • 36': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 39': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Paris Psaltis.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Georgi Dzhikiya (Russia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin with a cross following a corner.
    • 40': Hand ball by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 41': Corner, Russia. Conceded by Fanos Katelaris.
    • 42': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Russia).
    • 42': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Denis Cheryshev (Russia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 45': Foul by Dmitri Barinov (Russia).
    • 45': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
    • 45'+1': Paris Psaltis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Aleksandr Golovin (Russia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 45'+1': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Russia 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Russia. Rifat Zhemaletdinov replaces Denis Cheryshev.
    • 49': Hand ball by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 50': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 50': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Hand ball by Ilya Samoshnikov (Russia).
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksey Miranchuk.
    • 55': Goal! Cyprus 0, Russia 2. Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fedor Smolov with a through ball.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andreas Karo.
    • 59': Foul by Fedor Smolov (Russia).
    • 59': Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Fedor Smolov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Foul by Ilya Samoshnikov (Russia).
    • 60': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Foul by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia).
    • 61': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 61': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Avraam replaces Nikolas Panagiotou.
    • 64': Offside, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou tries a through ball, but Paris Psaltis is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Russia. Zelimkhan Bakaev replaces Aleksey Miranchuk.
    • 67': Fedor Smolov (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
    • 67': Substitution, Russia. Daler Kuzyaev replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Zelimkhan Bakaev with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 69': Foul by Ilya Samoshnikov (Russia).
    • 69': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
    • 70': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paris Psaltis.
    • 72': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dmitri Barinov.
    • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Fotios Papoulis.
    • 73': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
    • 74': Foul by Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia).
    • 74': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Aleksandr Erokhin (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 75': Substitution, Russia. Konstantin Tyukavin replaces Fedor Smolov.
    • 77': Substitution, Cyprus. Panagiotis Zachariou replaces Paris Psaltis.
    • 77': Foul by Igor Diveev (Russia).
    • 77': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dmitri Barinov.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
    • 80': Offside, Russia. Rifat Zhemaletdinov tries a through ball, but Zelimkhan Bakaev is caught offside.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
    • 82': Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
    • 82': Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fanos Katelaris.
    • 84': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ilya Samoshnikov.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
    • 85': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Daler Kuzyaev.
    • 86': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Rifat Zhemaletdinov.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
    • 89': Foul by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia).
    • 89': Panagiotis Zachariou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
    • 90': Konstantin Tyukavin (Russia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis tries a through ball, but Andreas Avraam is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Dmitri Barinov (Russia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Marios Ilia (Cyprus).
    • 90'+4': Foul by Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia).
    • 90'+4': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Rifat Zhemaletdinov (Russia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Russia 2.

    Statistics

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    19 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    3 Saves 2
    58.4 Possession 41.6
    9 SHOTS 16
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    438 Accurate Passes 286
    526 Passes 369
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    51 Long Balls 57
    22 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 13
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 11
    13 Effective Clearances 18
    13 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: GSP Stadium
    Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
    Attendance: 1,645

    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 (5-4-1)

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

    RUS Russia (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Guilherme (GK)
    14 Georgi Dzhikiya
    3 Igor Diveev
    13 Ilya Samoshnikov
    4 Vyacheslav Karavaev
    8 Dmitri Barinov
    17 Aleksandr Golovin
    21 Aleksandr Erokhin
    9 Fedor Smolov
    6 Denis Cheryshev
    15 Alexey Miranchuk
    Russia Substitutes:
    Maksim Mukhin, Anton Zabolotny, Maksim Osipenko, Alex Sutormin, Yuri Dyupin, Rifat Zhemaletdinov, Andrey Lunev, Daler Kuzyaev, Roman Zobnin, Konstantin Tyukavin, Zelimkhan Bakaev, Arsen Zakharyan.

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