Cyprus vs Scotland 1-2 · UEFA European Championship Qualifying

UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Cyprus

LDWWL

1-2

Finished

Scotland

LLLLW

Saturday, November 16 at 02:00 PMGSP Stadium

Summary

First half

12'
⚽Goal by Ryan Christie
14'
Yellow card for Callum McGregor
⇅Grigoris Kastanos on, Andreas Karo off (injury)
42'

Second half

47'
Yellow card for Scott McKenna
⚽Goal by Giorgios Efrem
47'
53'
⚽Goal by John McGinn
56'
Yellow card for John McGinn
Yellow card for Jason Demetriou
58'
58'
Yellow card for Greg Taylor
62'
⇅Oliver McBurnie on, Steven Naismith off (injury)
72'
⇅Oliver Burke on, James Forrest off
⇅Matija Spoljaric on, Giorgios Efrem off
74'
⇅Demetris Theodorou on, Charalambos Kyriakou off
77'
90'+1'
Yellow card for Liam Palmer
90'+2'
⇅Michael Devlin on, Ryan Christie off

Statistics

58%Possession42%

12Shots8

3Shots on target4

9Corners8

12Fouls18

1Yellow cards5

0Red cards0

1Offsides1

2Saves2

418Accurate passes282

505Total passes367

Commentary

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Match ends, Cyprus 1, Scotland 2.
90'+6'Second Half ends, Cyprus 1, Scotland 2.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
90'+4'Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
90'+3'Attempt missed. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou.
90'+2'Substitution, Scotland. Michael Devlin replaces Ryan Christie.
90'+1'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Fotios Papoulis.
90'+1'Liam Palmer (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
90'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Grigoris Kastanos.
88'Attempt missed. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
85'Oliver McBurnie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
85'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
84'Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
83'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ryan Jack.
83'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
81'Attempt missed. Demetris Theodorou (Cyprus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou with a cross.
79'Urko Pardo (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Scotland).
79'Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79'Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
77'Attempt saved. Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti.
77'Substitution, Cyprus. Demetris Theodorou replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
76'John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
74'Substitution, Cyprus. Matija Spoljaric replaces Giorgios Efrem.
72'Substitution, Scotland. Oliver Burke replaces James Forrest.
71'John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71'Foul by Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus).
69'Attempt missed. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
68'Hand ball by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
66'Hand ball by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
62'Substitution, Scotland. Oliver McBurnie replaces Steven Naismith because of an injury.
58'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Steven Naismith.
58'Greg Taylor (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
58'Jason Demetriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
57'Hand ball by Greg Taylor (Scotland).
56'John McGinn (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56'Jason Demetriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
54'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.
54'Attempt blocked. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
53'Goal! Cyprus 1, Scotland 2. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Greg Taylor with a cross.
51'Attempt blocked. Steven Naismith (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Taylor.
51'Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49'Ryan Christie (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49'Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
47'Goal! Cyprus 1, Scotland 1. Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.
47'Scott McKenna (Scotland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
47'Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47'Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
45'Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Scotland 1.
45'+3'First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Scotland 1.
45'+2'Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2'Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
45'+2'Offside, Cyprus. Giorgios Merkis tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
45'+1'Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1'Foul by Steven Naismith (Scotland).
42'Substitution, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Andreas Karo because of an injury.
42'Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42'Foul by James Forrest (Scotland).
41'Attempt blocked. James Forrest (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
37'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Ioannis Kousoulos.
37'Attempt blocked. Liam Palmer (Scotland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
36'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Giorgios Merkis.
36'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
34'Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
33'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Giorgios Efrem.
32'Foul by Ryan Jack (Scotland).
32'Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30'Attempt saved. Scott McKenna (Scotland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross.
30'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
26'Attempt saved. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Forrest.
26'Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou.
25'Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25'Foul by Declan Gallagher (Scotland).
24'Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
24'Declan Gallagher (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.
23'Attempt blocked. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgios Efrem with a cross.
22'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by John McGinn.
22'Foul by Ryan Jack (Scotland).
22'Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
18'Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18'Foul by Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus).
17'Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'Foul by Scott McKenna (Scotland).
16'Steven Naismith (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16'Foul by Giorgios Merkis (Cyprus).
15'Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
15'Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14'Callum McGregor (Scotland) is shown the yellow card.
14'Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Declan Gallagher.
14'Attempt blocked. Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
12'Goal! Cyprus 0, Scotland 1. Ryan Christie (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
10'Offside, Scotland. John McGinn tries a through ball, but Steven Naismith is caught offside.
10'Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Foul by Ryan Christie (Scotland).
8'Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8'Foul by Declan Gallagher (Scotland).
7'John McGinn (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
7'Foul by Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus).
6'Giorgios Efrem (Cyprus) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou.
2'Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'Foul by Declan Gallagher (Scotland).
2'Foul by Declan Gallagher (Scotland).
2'Andreas Karo (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1'Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Momentum

CyprusScotland

⚽

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Top performers

Cyprus

Georgios EfremShots3
Ioannis KousoulosAccurate passes66
Urko PardoSaves2

Scotland

John McGinnShots2
Callum McGregorAccurate passes43
David MarshallSaves2

Line-ups

Cyprus5-4-14-4-1-1Scotland

1Marshall

3Taylor

6McKenna

2Palmer

5Gallagher

10McGregor

7Forrest

4Jack

⚽11Christie

9Naismith

⚽8McGinn

10Soteriou

17Kosti

⚽7Efrem

15Papoulis

8Kyriakou

3Ioannou

13Kousoulos

4Merkis

6Demetriou

2Karo

1Pardo

Cyprus

1Urko PardoG
4Giorgos MerkisCD
13Ioannis KousoulosCD-L
2Andreas KaroCD-R
3Nicholas IoannouLB
6Jason DemetriouRB
17Ioannis KostiCM-L
8Charis KyriakouCM-R
7Georgios EfremLM
15Fotis PapoulisRM
10Pieros SoteriouF

Scotland

1David MarshallG
6Scott McKennaCD-L
5Declan GallagherCD-R
3Greg TaylorLB
2Liam PalmerRB
10Callum McGregorCM-L
4Ryan JackCM-R
7James ForrestLM
11Ryan ChristieRM
9Steven NaismithF
8John McGinnRCF

Head to head

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