International Friendly

Cyprus vs Bulgaria, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Cyprus
    FT
    0 - 2
    Bulgaria
    • 24': Kiril Despodov
    • 71': Spas Delev

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Bulgaria at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 24': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Spas Delev.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Nikola Iliev.
    • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Yanis Karabelyov replaces Ilia Gruev.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Christos Wheeler replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Stélios Andreou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Michalis Ioannou replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Minas Antoniou replaces Marios Antoniades.
    • 48': Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski replaces Marin Petkov.
    • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Turitsov replaces Yoan Stoyanov.
    • 65': Substitution, Cyprus. Dimitrios Christofi replaces Andronikos Kakoulli.
    • 66': Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Bulgaria. Valentin Antov replaces Anton Nedyalkov.
    • 71': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
    • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgios Efrem replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 82': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Ilian Iliev.
    • 88': Christos Sielis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/bul.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originBUL CYPhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/cyp.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    0 Fouls 0
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    100 Possession 0
    2 SHOTS 0
    2 ON GOAL 0
    1.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    2 Accurate Passes 0
    2 Passes 0
    1.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: AEK Arena
    Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
    Attendance: 500

    Line-Ups

    CYP Cyprus (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis
    25 Christos Shelis Yellow Card
    3 Marios Antoniades
    4 Stelios Andreou
    6 Alexander Gogic
    8 Charis Kyriakou
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    11 Andronikos Kakoulis
    23 Ioannis Pittas
    17 Loizos Loizou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Charalampos Charalampous, Rafael Mamas, Pavlos Korrea, Minas Antoniou, Matija Spoljaric, Demetris Christofi, Michalis Ioannou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Georgios Efrem, Danilo Spoljaric, Ellinas Sofroniou, Giorgos Economides, Christos Wheeler.

    BUL Bulgaria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Naumov (GK)
    3 Dimo Krastev
    15 Petko Hristov
    14 Anton Nedyalkov
    13 Yoan Stoyanov
    16 Ilian Iliev
    18 Nikola Iliev
    4 Ilia Gruev
    22 Marin Petkov
    7 Spas Delev
    11 Kiril Despodov
    Bulgaria Substitutes:
    Filip Yavorov Krastev, Valentin Antov, Plamen Galabov, Dimitar Velkovski, Yanis Karabelyov, Hristiyan Petrov, Ivan Turitsov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Radoslav Kirilov, Mateo Stamatov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Stanislav Shopov, Georgi Rusev.

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