UEFA Nations League

Northern Ireland vs Cyprus, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Northern Ireland
  • 71': Paddy McNair
  • 90'+3': Jonny Evans
FT
2 - 2
Cyprus
  • 32': Andronikos Kakoulis
  • 51': Andronikos Kakoulis

About

Northern Ireland are hosting Cyprus at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 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.
  • 8': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 8': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
  • 8': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 16': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 19': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross following a corner.
  • 20': Foul by Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland).
  • 20': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shayne Lavery.
  • 31': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland).
  • 32': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Cyprus 1. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 35': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).
  • 35': Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 37': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Andreas Christodoulou.
  • 41': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 42': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 44': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 44': Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Northern Ireland 0, Cyprus 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Northern Ireland 0, Cyprus 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Panagiotou replaces Ioannis Pittas.
  • 49': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland).
  • 49': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).
  • 49': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitrios Christofi.
  • 51': Goal! Northern Ireland 0, Cyprus 2. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Gavin Whyte replaces Shayne Lavery.
  • 59': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Jordan Thompson replaces Shea Charles.
  • 61': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
  • 62': Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Andreas Panagiotou (Cyprus).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Brodie Spencer (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor McMenamin with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
  • 67': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Steven Davis (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Substitution, Cyprus. Nicolas Ioannou replaces Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Niall McGinn replaces Conor McMenamin.
  • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Kyle Lafferty.
  • 69': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Brodie Spencer.
  • 70': Offside, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Christofi is caught offside.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dion Charles.
  • 71': Goal! Northern Ireland 1, Cyprus 2. Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Bradley.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Dion Charles (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 77': Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ciaron Brown.
  • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Fanos Katelaris replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Conor Bradley (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a through ball.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dion Charles.
  • 88': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Danny Ballard (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Northern Ireland 2, Cyprus 2. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Dion Charles with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Christofi is caught offside.
  • 90'+7': Attempt missed. Niall McGinn (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  • 90'+8': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland).
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Northern Ireland 2, Cyprus 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Northern Ireland 2, Cyprus 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 0
39.6 Possession 60.4
6 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
259 Accurate Passes 430
370 Passes 539
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 10
3 Crosses 37
0.0 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 36
17 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 2
7 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.7
14 Interceptions 5
36 Effective Clearances 6
36 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Windsor Park
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
Attendance: 16,454

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

NIR Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Trevor Carson (GK)
5 Jonny Evans
4 Danny Ballard
8 Steven Davis Yellow Card
22 Ciaron Brown
21 Brodie Spencer
20 Shea Charles
17 Paddy McNair
13 Conor McMenamin
9 Shayne Lavery
10 Kyle Lafferty
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Alfie McCalmont, Luke Southwood, Liam Donnelly, Conor Bradley, Dion Charles, Charlie Mccann, Gavin Whyte, Jordan Thompson, Paddy Lane, Alistair McCann, Niall McGinn, Joshua Clarke.

CYP Cyprus (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
12 Andreas Christodoulou (GK)
6 Alexander Gogic
19 Konstantinos Laifis Yellow Card
18 Kostakis Artymatas
20 Grigoris Kastanos
8 Charis Kyriakou
13 Nikolas Panagiotou
23 Ioannis Pittas
14 Andronikos Kakoulis
21 Marinos Tzionis
9 Demetris Christofi
Cyprus Substitutes:
Andreas Avraam, Giannis Satsias, Antreas Panayiotou, Pavlos Korrea, Ioakeim Toumpas, Marios Antoniades, Loizos Loizou, Matija Spoljaric, Neophytos Michael, Fanos Katelaris, Nicholas Ioannou, Fotis Papoulis.

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