UEFA Nations League

Cyprus

FIFA #124 · 1-0-1
Ugh, no.
Cyprus lost to Kosovo
Kosovo1-0-1 4 – 0 Cyprus1-0-1
FT · Mon, Sep 9

Match Details

AEK Arena (Larnaca) · 2,041 fans View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Cyprus 0, Kosovo 4.
  • 90'+4'Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Kosovo 4.
  • 90'+4'Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Ilir Krasniqi (Kosovo).
  • 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Eliot Bujupi (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
  • 90'Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87'Substitution, Kosovo. Eliot Bujupi replaces Lindon Emërllahu because of an injury.
  • 87'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85'Delay in match because of an injury Lindon Emërllahu (Kosovo).
  • 84'Attempt blocked. Lindon Emërllahu (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ermal Krasniqi.

Line Score

12T
KOS 22 4
CYP 00 0

Match Leaders

Kosovo
Cyprus

Key Events

87'Substitution, Kosovo. Eliot Bujupi replaces Lindon Emërllahu because of an injury.
71'Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Nicholas Ioannou.
70'Substitution, Kosovo. Emir Sahiti replaces Milot Rashica.
70'Substitution, Kosovo. Ilir Krasniqi replaces Elvis Rexhbeçaj.
65'Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Marinos Tzionis.
62'Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
58'Substitution, Cyprus. Anderson Correia replaces Giorgos Malekkides.
55'Goal! Cyprus 0, Kosovo 4. Lumbardh Dellova (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Donat Rrudhani following a corner.
48'Goal! Cyprus 0, Kosovo 3. Albion Rrahmani (Kosovo) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Milot Rashica with a headed pass.
45'Substitution, Kosovo. Lumbardh Dellova replaces Fidan Aliti.
45'Substitution, Kosovo. Albion Rrahmani replaces Vedat Muriqi.
45'Substitution, Cyprus. Konstantinos Laifis replaces Hector Kyprianou.
45'Substitution, Cyprus. Stélios Andreou replaces Andreas Panagiotou.
45'+1'Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
36'Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21'Goal! Cyprus 0, Kosovo 2. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Donat Rrudhani with a cross.
9'Goal! Cyprus 0, Kosovo 1. Vedat Muriqi (Kosovo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

Team Stats

KosovoCyprus
General
56.9 Possession % 43.1
13 Shots 12
7 On Target 2
1 Offsides 3
1 Corners 8
13 Fouls 11
Passing & Defense
430 Passes Completed 303
2 Crosses Won 5
10 Tackles Won 9
7 Interceptions 12
18 Clearances 16
Discipline
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 3

Recent Form

Cyprus D L L W W
Kosovo L W L L L

Starting Lineups

Kosovo4-3-3
12 Bekaj
2 Hadergjonaj 13 Rrahmani 3 Aliti 21 Rrudhani A2
6 Rexhbecaj 19 Emërllahu 14 Berisha
17 Krasniqi 18 Muriqi 9'21' 7 Rashica A
14 Malekkides
9 Pittas 21 Tzionis
4 Ioannou 20 Kastanos 18 Artymatas 5 Panayiotou
3 Kyprianou 6 Gogic 2 Karo
1 Mall
Cyprus3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Cyprus

  1. JM #1 Joël MallG
  2. AG #6 Alexander GogicCD
  3. HK #3 Hector KyprianouCD-L
  4. AK #2 Andreas KaroCD-R
  5. GK #20 Grigoris KastanosCM-L
  6. KA #18 Kostakis ArtymatasCM-R
  7. NI #4 Nicholas IoannouLM
  8. AP #5 Antreas PanayiotouRM
  9. IP #9 Ioannis PittasF
  10. GM #14 Giorgos MalekkidesCF-L
  11. #21 Marinos TzionisCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

Kosovo

  1. VB #12 Visar BekajG
  2. FA #3 Fidan AlitiCD-L
  3. AR #13 Amir RrahmaniCD-R
  4. DR #21 Donat RrudhaniLB
  5. FH #2 Florent HadergjonajRB
  6. LE #19 Lindon EmërllahuCM
  7. VB #14 Valon BerishaLM
  8. ER #6 Elvis RexhbecajRM
  9. VM #18 Vedat MuriqiF9'21'
  10. MR #7 Milot RashicaLF
  11. EK #17 Ermal KrasniqiRF
Substitutes · 5 used

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