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Cyprus 2-1 Latvia · UEFA Nations League

Cyprus beat Latvia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cyprus and Latvia met in the UEFA Nations League at GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Monday, 5 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Cyprus: G. Kosti 70'; M. Edwards 90'. Latvia: E. Daskevics 57'.

How the match went

Cyprus saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Cyprus had 19 shots with 7 on target, Latvia 12 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 7 to Cyprus and 3 to Latvia. Cyprus conceded 10 fouls, Latvia 8. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Cyprus, 3 for Latvia).

Line-ups

Cyprus started in a 4-2-3-1: Fabiano, Leonidas Konomis, Hector Kyprianou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Giorgos Malekkidis, Kostakis Artymatas, Grigoris Kastanos, Marcus Edwards, Loizos Loizou, Andronikos Kakoullis, Ioannis Pittas.

Latvia started in a 5-4-1: Rihards Matrevics, Raivis Jurkovskis, Deniss Melniks, Oskars Vientiess, Daniels Balodis, Andrejs Cigaņiks, Eduards Daskevics, Lūkass Vapne, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Markuss Strods, Vladislavs Gutkovskis.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Cyprus 0-0 Latvia.
  2. 57'Goal! Cyprus 0-1 Latvia. E. Daskevics (Latvia) scores, assisted by V. Gutkovskis.
  3. 70'Goal! Cyprus 1-1 Latvia. G. Kosti (Cyprus) scores.
  4. 90+4'Goal! Cyprus 2-1 Latvia. M. Edwards (Cyprus) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
  5. 90'Full-time. Cyprus 2-1 Latvia.
Full commentary (64 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cyprus vs Latvia.
  2. 2'Corner, Cyprus.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. G. Kastanos (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 7'Corner, Latvia.
  5. 8'Attempt blocked. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 11'Attempt missed. L. Vapne (Latvia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 14'Attempt blocked. V. Gutkovskis (Latvia), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  8. 17'Corner, Cyprus.
  9. 17'Attempt missed. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.28.
  10. 17'Attempt saved. L. Loizou (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 18'Attempt missed. M. Edwards (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 22'Attempt saved. L. Loizou (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 22'Corner, Cyprus.
  14. 23'Attempt missed. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  15. 25'Attempt missed. V. Gutkovskis (Latvia), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  16. 26'Offside, Cyprus.
  17. 27'Attempt blocked. A. Kakoullis (Cyprus), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  18. 29'Yellow card for R. Jurkovskis (Latvia) for foul.
  19. 30'Attempt blocked. K. Artymatas (Cyprus), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  20. 42'Attempt blocked. I. Pittas (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  21. 45'Attempt blocked. D. Zelenkovs (Latvia), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  22. 45'1 minute of added time.
  23. 45'Half-time. Cyprus 0-0 Latvia.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 46'Substitution, Latvia: D. Patijčuks comes on for M. Strods.
  26. 46'Substitution, Latvia: K. Cudars comes on for L. Vapne.
  27. 49'Attempt missed. V. Gutkovskis (Latvia), left-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  28. 51'Corner, Cyprus.
  29. 52'Attempt missed. G. Malekkidis (Cyprus), header from a corner. xG 0.21.
  30. 53'Attempt missed. A. Cigaņiks (Latvia), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  31. 57'Goal! Cyprus 0-1 Latvia. E. Daskevics (Latvia) scores, assisted by V. Gutkovskis.
  32. 58'Substitution, Cyprus: S. Georgiou comes on for L. Loizou.
  33. 58'Substitution, Cyprus: G. Kosti comes on for A. Kakoullis.
  34. 59'Attempt blocked. M. Edwards (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  35. 60'Corner, Cyprus.
  36. 60'Substitution, Latvia: R. Uldriķis comes on for V. Gutkovskis.
  37. 60'Attempt saved. M. Edwards (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  38. 67'Substitution, Cyprus: C. Kyriakou comes on for K. Artymatas.
  39. 67'Substitution, Cyprus: A. Neophytou comes on for I. Pittas.
  40. 69'Corner, Latvia.
  41. 69'Attempt missed. A. Cigaņiks (Latvia), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  42. 70'Attempt saved. G. Kosti (Cyprus), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  43. 70'Goal! Cyprus 1-1 Latvia. G. Kosti (Cyprus) scores.
  44. 73'Attempt missed. E. Daskevics (Latvia), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  45. 74'Substitution, Latvia: A. Aleksanjans comes on for E. Daskevics.
  46. 75'Attempt saved. G. Kosti (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  47. 76'Yellow card for D. Patijčuks (Latvia).
  48. 76'Attempt missed. L. Konomis (Cyprus), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  49. 77'Offside, Cyprus.
  50. 78'Corner, Cyprus.
  51. 81'Corner, Latvia.
  52. 82'Attempt missed. A. Aleksanjans (Latvia), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
  53. 83'Corner, Cyprus.
  54. 84'Attempt blocked. R. Uldriķis (Latvia), header. xG 0.02.
  55. 85'Yellow card for L. Konomis (Cyprus) for foul.
  56. 85'Yellow card for A. Cigaņiks (Latvia) for argument.
  57. 88'Substitution, Latvia: A. Saveljevs comes on for D. Zelenkovs.
  58. 89'Attempt missed. D. Patijčuks (Latvia), header. xG 0.06.
  59. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  60. 90+1'Substitution, Cyprus: N. Tsaroulla comes on for G. Kastanos.
  61. 90+2'Attempt missed. M. Edwards (Cyprus), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  62. 90+4'Goal! Cyprus 2-1 Latvia. M. Edwards (Cyprus) scores, assisted by N. Tsaroulla.
  63. 90+5'Yellow card for M. Edwards (Cyprus).
  64. 90'Full-time. Cyprus 2-1 Latvia.
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