UEFA Nations League

Cyprus vs Greece, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Cyprus
  • 18': Marinos Tzionis
FT
1 - 0
Greece

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Greece at AEK Arena, Larnaca, 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.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Anastasios Douvikas (Greece) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a headed pass.
    • 5': Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece).
    • 5': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 5': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 6': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 6': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus).
    • 8': Foul by Emmanouil Siopis (Greece).
    • 8': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Emmanouil Siopis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 9': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
    • 14': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 16': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
    • 16': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 16': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou with a through ball.
    • 18': Goal! Cyprus 1, Greece 0. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a through ball.
    • 21': Attempt saved. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
    • 21': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 24': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Valentin Roberge (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 25': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 26': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
    • 26': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus).
    • 28': George Baldock (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 29': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 31': Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 32': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 32': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
    • 41': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 41': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Dimitris Pelkas (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras with a cross.
    • 44': Anastasios Douvikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
    • 44': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 44': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Valentin Roberge.
    • 45'+2': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Greece 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Greece 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis replaces Emmanouil Siopis.
    • 45': Substitution, Greece. Taxiarchis Fountas replaces Anastasios Douvikas.
    • 46': Hand ball by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 47': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Valentin Roberge.
    • 47': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Pieros Sotiriou.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou.
    • 50': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 50': Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
    • 51': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Substitution, Greece. Fotis Ioannidis replaces Anastasios Bakasetas because of an injury.
    • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 59': Offside, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
    • 63': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Andreas Bouchalakis with a headed pass.
    • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Karo replaces Marinos Tzionis.
    • 68': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 71': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 72': Attempt saved. Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
    • 74': Hand ball by Dimitris Pelkas (Greece).
    • 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Alexandros Gogic replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoulli replaces Pieros Sotiriou.
    • 76': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Antoniades replaces Nicholas Ioannou.
    • 77': Foul by Alexandros Gogic (Cyprus).
    • 77': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Greece. Anastasios Chatzigiovanis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
    • 77': Substitution, Greece. Sotirios Alexandropoulos replaces Dimitris Pelkas.
    • 80': Fotis Ioannidis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Foul by Valentin Roberge (Cyprus).
    • 81': Foul by Alexandros Gogic (Cyprus).
    • 81': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Andronikos Kakoulli (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 86': Foul by Valentin Roberge (Cyprus).
    • 86': Giorgos Masouras (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Offside, Greece. Taxiarchis Fountas tries a through ball, but Pantelis Hatzidiakos is caught offside.
    • 87': Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Foul by Andronikos Kakoulli (Cyprus).
    • 89': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Andronikos Kakoulli (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
    • 90': Andreas Bouchalakis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Alexandros Gogic (Cyprus).
    • 90': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+1': Andronikos Kakoulli (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
    • 90'+2': Offside, Greece. Andreas Bouchalakis tries a through ball, but Anastasios Chatzigiovanis is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Taxiarchis Fountas (Greece).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cyprus 1, Greece 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 1, Greece 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 18
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 5
    71 Possession 29
    8 SHOTS 8
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    540 Accurate Passes 176
    635 Passes 268
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    29 Crosses 5
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 64
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 12
    12 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    9 Interceptions 14
    2 Effective Clearances 31
    2 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: AEK Arena
    Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
    Attendance: 4,548

    UEFA Nations League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 6 +15 18
    2 Kosovo 6 +3 12
    3 Cyprus 6 -11 6
    4 Lithuania 6 -7 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CYP Cyprus (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
    14 Valentin Roberge
    5 Fanos Katelaris
    4 Nicholas Ioannou
    19 Stelios Andreou
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    8 Charis Kyriakou
    10 Pieros Soteriou
    21 Marinos Tzionis
    17 Loizos Loizou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Andronikos Kakoulis, Ioakeim Toumpas, Marios Antoniades, Fotis Papoulis, Pavlos Korrea, Demetris Christofi, Georgios Efrem, Andreas Karo, Alexander Gogic, Nikolas Panagiotou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Charalampos Charalampous.

    GRE Greece (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
    17 Pantelis Hatzidiakos
    4 Konstantinos Mavropanos
    21 Kostas Tsimikas
    2 George Baldock
    23 Manolis Siopis Yellow Card
    6 Dimitrios Kourbelis
    11 Anastasios Bakasetas
    9 Anastasios Douvikas
    10 Dimitris Pelkas
    7 Georgios Masouras
    Greece Substitutes:
    Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Fotis Ioannidis, Andreas Bouchalakis, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Lazaros Rota, Giannis Papanikolaou, Taxiarchis Fountas, Vasilios Barkas, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Alexandros Paschalakis, Dimitrios Goutas, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis.

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