UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Cyprus vs Norway, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Cyprus
    FT
    0 - 4
    Norway
    • 33': Alexander Sørloth
    • 65': Erling Haaland
    • 72': Erling Haaland
    • 81': Fredrik Aursnes

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Norway 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.
    • 3': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Norway).
    • 15': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 15': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Birger Meling with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Norway) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 30': Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
    • 33': Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 1. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
    • 35': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Stélios Andreou.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Julian Ryerson (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Birger Meling following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Norway) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 37': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
    • 39': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Stélios Andreou.
    • 41': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
    • 43': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
    • 43': Leo Østigård (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Anderson Barros (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Julian Ryerson (Norway).
    • 45': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Norway 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Norway 1.
    • 46': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
    • 46': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Ola Solbakken (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge with a headed pass.
    • 52': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
    • 52': Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Norway).
    • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 54': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
    • 55': Foul by Fredrik Aursnes (Norway).
    • 55': Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Sander Berge (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Birger Meling.
    • 59': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Anderson Barros.
    • 60': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 61': Foul by Ola Solbakken (Norway).
    • 61': Stélios Andreou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Julian Ryerson.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a cross following a corner.
    • 63': Substitution, Norway. Oscar Bobb replaces Ola Solbakken.
    • 64': Substitution, Norway. Antonio Nusa replaces Alexander Sørloth.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Birger Meling.
    • 64': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
    • 65': Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 2. Erling Haaland (Norway) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Aursnes with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Birger Meling (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 72': Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 3. Erling Haaland (Norway) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Antonio Nusa with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erling Haaland.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sander Berge.
    • 77': Substitution, Norway. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Erling Haaland.
    • 78': Substitution, Norway. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Martin Ødegaard.
    • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Pavlos Korrea replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Gavriel replaces Ioannis Kousoulos because of an injury.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 81': Goal! Cyprus 0, Norway 4. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 84': Foul by Jørgen Strand Larsen (Norway).
    • 84': Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Fredrik Aursnes (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Nusa.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Antonio Nusa (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oscar Bobb.
    • 88': Substitution, Norway. Bård Finne replaces Fredrik Aursnes.
    • 89': Foul by Kristian Thorstvedt (Norway).
    • 89': Pavlos Korrea (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Norway 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Norway 4.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 3
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 5
    72.7 Possession 27.3
    22 SHOTS 2
    9 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    727 Accurate Passes 231
    785 Passes 299
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 2
    29 Crosses 3
    0.2 Cross % 0.7
    38 Long Balls 51
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    8 Tackles 13
    0.9 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 7
    4 Effective Clearances 25
    4 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: AEK Arena
    Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
    Attendance: 7,206

    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 (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Joël Mall (GK)
    6 Alexander Gogic
    4 Hector Kyprianou
    2 Andreas Karo
    7 Anderson Correia
    16 Stelios Andreou
    8 Ioannis Kousoulos Yellow Card
    5 Charalampos Charalampous
    12 Charis Kyriakou
    11 Andronikos Kakoulis
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Danilo Spoljaric, Marios Elia, Loizos Loizou, Kostas Pileas, Pavlos Korrea, Neophytos Michael, Marios Antoniades, Minas Antoniou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Demetris Christofi, Stavros Gavriel, Dimitris Dimitriou.

    NOR Norway (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ørjan Nyland (GK)
    15 Leo Østigard
    3 Kristoffer Ajer
    5 Birger Meling
    14 Julian Ryerson
    8 Sander Berge
    7 Fredrik Aursnes
    10 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Erling Haaland
    11 Ola Solbakken
    19 Alexander Sørloth
    Norway Substitutes:
    Bard Finne, Egil Selvik, Kristian Thorstvedt, Marcus Pedersen, Jørgen Strand Larsen, Matias Dyngeland, Stefan Strandberg, Antonio Nusa, Hugo Vetlesen, Oscar Bobb, Stian Gregersen, Patrick Berg.

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