Cyprus vs Northern Ireland, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Cyprus are hosting Northern Ireland
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.
- 2': Foul by Steven Davis (Northern Ireland).
- 2': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 3': Foul by Paddy Lane (Northern Ireland).
- 3': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland).
- 8': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. George Saville (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a cross.
- 14': Offside, Northern Ireland. Bailey Peacock-Farrell tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a headed pass.
- 18': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitrios Christofi.
- 26': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Ioannis Pittas.
- 27': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
- 27': Neofytos Michael (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by George Saville (Northern Ireland).
- 32': Pavlos Correa (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paddy Lane.
- 36': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alexandros Gogic.
- 37': Attempt missed. Paddy Lane (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Davis following a corner.
- 39': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
- 39': George Saville (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
- 40': Shea Charles (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonny Evans.
- 41': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alexandros Gogic.
- 43': Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Nicolas Ioannou.
- 45': Corner, Northern Ireland. Conceded by Alexandros Gogic.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikolas Panagiotou replaces Fanos Katelaris.
- 48': Attempt saved. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Attempt missed. Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ciaron Brown with a cross.
- 51': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus).
- 51': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland).
- 53': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Loizos Loizou.
- 60': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitrios Christofi.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Niall McGinn.
- 63': Attempt saved. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
- 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Liam Donnelly replaces Shea Charles.
- 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Brodie Spencer replaces Paddy Lane.
- 64': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor McMenamin replaces Gavin Whyte.
- 65': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Jonny Evans.
- 65': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Dimitrios Christofi.
- 66': Substitution, Cyprus. Fotios Papoulis replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
- 68': Attempt saved. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville.
- 70': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland).
- 70': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Alistair McCann replaces George Saville.
- 72': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fotios Papoulis.
- 74': Attempt missed. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
- 75': Offside, Northern Ireland. Jonny Evans tries a through ball, but Kyle Lafferty is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shayne Lavery replaces Steven Davis.
- 77': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Pieros Sotiriou.
- 78': Attempt missed. Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Niall McGinn.
- 80': Hand ball by Shayne Lavery (Northern Ireland).
- 81': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
- 82': Attempt missed. Pavlos Correa (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nikolas Panagiotou following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Conor McMenamin with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
- 87': Patrick McNair (Northern Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
- 88': Attempt missed. Conor McMenamin (Northern Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Alistair McCann.
- 90': Offside, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou tries a through ball, but Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Liam Donnelly (Northern Ireland).
- 90'+1': Liam Donnelly (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kyle Lafferty (Northern Ireland).
- 90'+2': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Ciaron Brown (Northern Ireland).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Northern Ireland 0.
Statistics
 NIR |
CYP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 58.4 | Possession | 41.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 425 | Accurate Passes | 285 |
| 516 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 2 |
| 19 | Tackles | 5 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 15 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 1,663
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 1,663
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 |
Line-Ups
Cyprus (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Neophytos Michael (GK) |
| 6 | Alexander Gogic |
| 16 | Pavlos Korrea |
| 5 | Fanos Katelaris |
| 20 | Grigoris Kastanos  |
| 17 | Loizos Loizou |
| 18 | Kostakis Artymatas |
| 4 | Nicholas Ioannou |
| 23 | Ioannis Pittas |
| 10 | Pieros Soteriou |
| 9 | Demetris Christofi |
Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell (GK) |
| 22 | Ciaron Brown |
| 5 | Jonny Evans |
| 20 | Shea Charles |
| 3 | Paddy Lane |
| 17 | Paddy McNair |
| 6 | George Saville |
| 8 | Steven Davis |
| 7 | Niall McGinn |
| 18 | Gavin Whyte |
| 10 | Kyle Lafferty |
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