UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Cyprus vs Georgia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Cyprus
  • 39': Ioannis Pittas (P)
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1 - 2
Georgia
  • 31': Georges Mikautadze
  • 84': Zuriko Davitashvili

About

Cyprus are hosting Georgia at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 1': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Otar Kiteishvili.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nika Kvekveskiri.
  • 8': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nika Kvekveskiri.
  • 15': Foul by Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia).
  • 15': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 16': Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
  • 16': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Andreas Karo (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Foul by Otar Kakabadze (Georgia).
  • 17': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Otar Kakabadze (Georgia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Otar Kiteishvili.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Irakli Azarov with a through ball.
  • 21': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
  • 21': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Georgia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a through ball.
  • 30': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
  • 31': Goal! Cyprus 0, Georgia 1. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 35': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anderson Correia.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Anderson Correia (Cyprus).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Penalty Cyprus. Minas Antoniou draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 37': Penalty conceded by Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 39': Goal! Cyprus 1, Georgia 1. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 42': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 42': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia).
  • 45'+2': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Georgia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Georgia 1.
  • 46': Offside, Georgia. Otar Kakabadze tries a through ball, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is caught offside.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
  • 52': Foul by Alex Gogic (Cyprus).
  • 52': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Alex Gogic (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anderson Correia.
  • 56': Foul by Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
  • 56': Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Irakli Azarov.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Azarov.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 60': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Marinos Tzionis.
  • 61': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
  • 61': Nika Kvekveskiri (Georgia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Antoniades replaces Andreas Karo because of an injury.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Irakli Azarov.
  • 69': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia).
  • 70': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 70': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Foul by Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia).
  • 73': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Substitution, Georgia. Saba Lobzhanidze replaces Giorgi Gocholeishvili.
  • 74': Substitution, Georgia. Zuriko Davitashvili replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 74': Substitution, Georgia. Luka Gagnidze replaces Nika Kvekveskiri.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a headed pass.
  • 75': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 75': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
  • 76': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Giannis Satsias replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
  • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Dimitrios Christofi replaces Ioannis Pittas.
  • 78': Foul by Luka Gagnidze (Georgia).
  • 78': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Georgia. Conceded by Alex Gogic.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Azarov.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Gagnidze.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Otar Kiteishvili (Georgia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Azarov.
  • 84': Goal! Cyprus 1, Georgia 2. Zuriko Davitashvili (Georgia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saba Lobzhanidze.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Luka Lochoshvili (Georgia).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Georgia. Lasha Dvali replaces Luka Lochoshvili because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Georgia. Budu Zivzivadze replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Saba Lobzhanidze.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Otar Kiteishvili.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marios Antoniades with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Cyprus 1, Georgia 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 1, Georgia 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
54.6 Possession 45.4
19 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
484 Accurate Passes 380
545 Passes 442
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 3
8 Crosses 16
0.0 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 46
31 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
6 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 9
12 Tackles 15
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 5
13 Effective Clearances 15
13 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 3,763

EURO Qualifying Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain 8 +20 21
2 Scotland 8 +9 17
3 Norway 8 +2 11
4 Georgia 8 -6 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (3-5-2)

No. Name
15 Joël Mall (GK)
6 Alexander Gogic Yellow Card
19 Konstantinos Laifis
2 Andreas Karo Yellow Card
5 Charalampos Charalampous
20 Grigoris Kastanos
13 Ioannis Kousoulos
7 Anderson Correia
8 Minas Antoniou Yellow Card
21 Marinos Tzionis
23 Ioannis Pittas
Cyprus Substitutes:
Marios Antoniades, Kostas Pileas, Pavlos Korrea, Demetris Christofi, Marios Elia, Stelios Andreou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Neophytos Michael, Konstantinos Panagi, Konstrantinos Serghiou, Giannis Satsias, Loizos Loizou.

GEO Georgia (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)
4 Guram Kashia
14 Luka Lochoshvili
2 Otar Kakabadze Yellow Card
10 Otar Kiteishvili
20 Giorgi Chakvetadze
16 Nika Kvekveskiri
15 Irakli Azarovi
13 Giorgi Gocholeishvili
7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
22 Georges Mikautadze
Georgia Substitutes:
Saba Lobjanidze, Levan Shengelia, Sandro Altunashvili, Giorgi Loria, Budu Zivzivadze, Giorgi Gvelesiani, Luka Gagnidze, Giorgi Kvilitaia, Luka Gugeshashvili, Lasha Dvali, Solomon Kvirkvelia, Zuriko Davitashvili.

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