UEFA Nations League

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

· UEFA Nations League
Greece
  • 8': Anastasios Bakasetas
  • 20': Vangelis Pavlidis
  • 48': Dimitrios Limnios
FT
3 - 0
Cyprus

    About

    Greece are hosting Cyprus at Panthessaliko, Volos, Volos, Greece, 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.
    • 2': Foul by Anastasios Douvikas (Greece).
    • 2': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Petros Mantalos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 8': Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Goal! Greece 1, Cyprus 0. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 11': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Petros Mantalos (Greece).
    • 20': Goal! Greece 2, Cyprus 0. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anastasios Bakasetas.
    • 23': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
    • 24': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Tzavellas replaces Pantelis Hatzidiakos because of an injury.
    • 27': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
    • 27': Georgios Tzavellas (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Georgios Tzavellas.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
    • 39': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou following a fast break.
    • 41': Dimitris Limnios (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
    • 42': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
    • 42': Neofytos Michael (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Emmanouil Siopis (Greece).
    • 45'+2': Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+2': Emmanouil Siopis (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Greece 2, Cyprus 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Greece 2, Cyprus 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Dimitrios Christofi replaces Pieros Sotiriou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Konstantinos Laifis replaces Fanos Katelaris.
    • 45': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Anastasios Douvikas.
    • 46': Foul by Nicolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 46': George Baldock (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Goal! Greece 3, Cyprus 0. Dimitris Limnios (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Petros Mantalos.
    • 51': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Substitution, Greece. Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos replaces Emmanouil Siopis.
    • 52': Substitution, Greece. Dimitrios Kourbelis replaces Petros Mantalos.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Vangelis Pavlidis (Greece) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock with a cross.
    • 55': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
    • 57': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by George Baldock (Greece).
    • 59': Attempt missed. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
    • 59': Offside, Greece. Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos tries a through ball, but Dimitris Limnios is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikolas Panagiotou replaces Nicolas Ioannou.
    • 65': Foul by Georgios Tzavellas (Greece).
    • 65': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Foul by Giorgos Masouras (Greece).
    • 67': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus).
    • 69': George Baldock (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Anastasios Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Baldock.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Giorgos Masouras (Greece) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Foul by Sotirios-Polykarpos Alexandropoulos (Greece).
    • 74': Substitution, Cyprus. Matija Spoljaric replaces Fotios Papoulis.
    • 76': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by George Baldock.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Dimitrios Christofi (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandros Gogic.
    • 81': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Papanikolaou replaces Anastasios Bakasetas.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Tsimikas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 84': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Pavlos Correa.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Limnios with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Greece 3, Cyprus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Greece 3, Cyprus 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 2
    34.9 Possession 65.1
    4 SHOTS 12
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.5 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    295 Accurate Passes 620
    363 Passes 683
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    7 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    53 Long Balls 42
    29 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 4
    9 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    8 Interceptions 5
    24 Effective Clearances 11
    24 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Panthessaliko, Volos
    Location: Volos, Greece
    Attendance: 12,418

    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

    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
    20 Petros Mantalos
    11 Anastasios Bakasetas
    10 Vangelis Pavlidis
    9 Anastasios Douvikas
    18 Dimitrios Limnios
    Greece Substitutes:
    Andreas Bouchalakis, Anastasios Chatzigiovanis, Georgios Masouras, Giorgos Tzavellas, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Lazaros Rota, Georgios Athanasiadis, Alexandros Paschalakis, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Giannis Papanikolaou, Dimitris Giannoulis.

    CYP Cyprus (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    22 Neophytos Michael (GK)
    6 Alexander Gogic
    16 Pavlos Korrea
    5 Fanos Katelaris
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    8 Charis Kyriakou
    4 Nicholas Ioannou
    23 Ioannis Pittas
    10 Pieros Soteriou
    15 Fotis Papoulis
    17 Loizos Loizou Yellow Card
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Konstantinos Laifis, Matija Spoljaric, Andronikos Kakoulis, Michalis Ioannou, Marinos Tzionis, Minas Antoniou, Demetris Christofi, Andreas Christodoulou, Andreas Avraam, Ioakeim Toumpas, Grigoris Kastanos, Nikolas Panagiotou.

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