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Cyprus 2-0 San Marino · World Cup Qualification UEFA

Cyprus beat San Marino 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cyprus and San Marino met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at AEK Arena in Larnaca on Friday, 21 March 2025.

Goalscorers

Cyprus: I. Pittas 55'; A. Kakoullis 86'. San Marino did not score.

How the match went

Cyprus saw more of the ball, 70% of it. Cyprus had 26 shots with 11 on target, San Marino 5 with 2 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 7 to Cyprus and 2 to San Marino. Cyprus conceded 14 fouls, San Marino 17. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Cyprus, 2 for San Marino).

Line-ups

Cyprus started in a 4-2-3-1: Joel Mall, Giannis Satsias, Christos Sielis, Nikolas Panagiotou, Anderson Correia, Ioannis Kousoulos, Grigoris Kastanos, Loizos Loizou, Pieros Sotiriou, Marinos Tzionis, Ioannis Pittas.

San Marino started in a 4-3-3: Edoardo Colombo, Filippo Fabbri, Michele Cevoli, Tommaso Benvenuti, Alessandro Tosi, Alessandro Golinucci, Lorenzo Capicchioni, Samuele Zannoni, Andrea Contadini, Nicola Nanni, Filippo Berardi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 27'VAR check complete: the goal for Cyprus stands.
  2. 45'Half-time. Cyprus 0-0 San Marino.
  3. 55'Goal! Cyprus 1-0 San Marino. I. Pittas (Cyprus) scores.
  4. 86'Goal! Cyprus 2-0 San Marino. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus) scores, assisted by G. Kosti.
  5. 90'Full-time. Cyprus 2-0 San Marino.
Full commentary (49 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cyprus vs San Marino.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. S. Zannoni (San Marino), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  3. 4'Attempt saved. M. Tzionis (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  4. 12'Attempt missed. F. Berardi (San Marino), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  5. 19'Attempt blocked. A. Golinucci (San Marino), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 22'Attempt missed. P. Sotiriou (Cyprus), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. I. Kousoulos (Cyprus), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  8. 24'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  9. 25'Attempt saved. P. Sotiriou (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  10. 27'VAR check complete: the goal for Cyprus stands.
  11. 34'Attempt saved. P. Sotiriou (Cyprus), header. xG 0.05.
  12. 36'Attempt saved. A. Contadini (San Marino), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  13. 41'Attempt missed. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  14. 45'Attempt blocked. P. Sotiriou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  15. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. Cyprus 0-0 San Marino.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 47'Attempt blocked. I. Kousoulos (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  19. 48'Attempt missed. I. Kousoulos (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
  20. 52'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  21. 55'Goal! Cyprus 1-0 San Marino. I. Pittas (Cyprus) scores.
  22. 57'Attempt missed. P. Sotiriou (Cyprus), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  23. 61'Attempt missed. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  24. 63'Substitution, San Marino: N. Sensoli comes on for F. Berardi.
  25. 63'Substitution, Cyprus: A. Kakoullis comes on for P. Sotiriou.
  26. 63'Substitution, Cyprus: G. Kosti comes on for M. Tzionis.
  27. 64'Substitution, San Marino: M. V. Casadei comes on for L. Capicchioni.
  28. 67'Off the woodwork! A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), header. xG 0.12.
  29. 71'Attempt missed. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  30. 72'Attempt saved. I. Pittas (Cyprus), header. xG 0.16.
  31. 73'Attempt blocked. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
  32. 74'Substitution, Cyprus: C. Kyriakou comes on for I. Kousoulos.
  33. 74'Substitution, Cyprus: G. Malekkidis comes on for A. Correia.
  34. 76'Yellow card for M. V. Casadei (San Marino).
  35. 77'Substitution, San Marino: N. Giacopetti comes on for S. Zannoni.
  36. 79'Attempt saved. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  37. 80'Attempt missed. N. Giacopetti (San Marino), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  38. 81'Attempt blocked. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  39. 83'Attempt blocked. G. Malekkidis (Cyprus), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.37.
  40. 83'Attempt saved. G. Malekkidis (Cyprus), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.16.
  41. 84'Attempt saved. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  42. 85'Substitution, San Marino: G. Benvenuti comes on for F. Fabbri.
  43. 85'Attempt missed. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  44. 86'Goal! Cyprus 2-0 San Marino. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus) scores, assisted by G. Kosti.
  45. 89'Substitution, Cyprus: S. Gavriel comes on for L. Loizou.
  46. 89'Attempt missed. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  47. 90'Yellow card for A. Tosi (San Marino).
  48. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  49. 90'Full-time. Cyprus 2-0 San Marino.
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