UEFA European Championship Qualifying

San Marino vs Cyprus, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
San Marino
    FT
    0 - 4
    Cyprus
    • 2': Ioannis Kousoulos
    • 38': Fotis Papoulis
    • 73': Ioannis Kousoulos
    • 75': Kostakis Artymatas

    About

    San Marino are hosting Cyprus at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino, 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.
    • 1': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 2': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 1. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
    • 4': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Foul by Davide Simoncini (San Marino).
    • 8': Attempt missed. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric.
    • 13': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 13': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Ioannis Kousoulos.
    • 15': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 15': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Davide Simoncini (San Marino).
    • 17': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Alex Gasperoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 21': Foul by Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus).
    • 21': Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a through ball.
    • 23': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
    • 27': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Davide Simoncini.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
    • 32': Offside, San Marino. Andrea Grandoni tries a through ball, but Filippo Berardi is caught offside.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
    • 37': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Fabio Tomassini.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou with a cross.
    • 38': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Fabio Tomassini.
    • 38': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 2. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 40': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Fabio Vitaioli.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins San Marino 0, Cyprus 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Anthony Georgiou replaces Fotios Papoulis.
    • 47': Alex Gasperoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
    • 47': Foul by Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino).
    • 47': Matija Spoljaric (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrea Grandoni.
    • 49': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 52': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lorenzo Lunadei.
    • 52': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Alessandro D'Addario.
    • 53': Hand ball by Fabio Tomassini (San Marino).
    • 55': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Alessandro Golinucci.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric with a cross following a corner.
    • 55': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Alessandro D'Addario.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matija Spoljaric.
    • 60': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Fabio Vitaioli.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Adolfo Hirsch replaces Alex Gasperoni.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Michele Cevoli replaces Matteo Vitaioli.
    • 62': Substitution, Cyprus. Michalis Ioannou replaces Matija Spoljaric.
    • 62': Substitution, San Marino. Nicola Nanni replaces Fabio Tomassini.
    • 63': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Foul by Michalis Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 65': Foul by Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino).
    • 65': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Georgiou.
    • 69': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
    • 69': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Offside, Cyprus. Nikolas Ioannou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
    • 72': Foul by Fabio Vitaioli (San Marino).
    • 72': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Fabio Vitaioli (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 73': Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 73': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 3. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
    • 74': Substitution, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Georgiou.
    • 75': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
    • 75': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 4. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Georgiou with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 77': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Georgiou with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino).
    • 80': Nikolas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kostas Laifis.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Anthony Georgiou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 84': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Simone Benedettini.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Georgiou with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Kostas Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kostakis Artymatas.
    • 87': Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Kostas Laifis (Cyprus).
    • 88': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
    • 88': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikolas Ioannou.
    • 88': Hand ball by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
    • 89': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
    • 90'+2': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Adolfo Hirsch (San Marino).
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 4.
    • 0': Match ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 4.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    15 Corner Kicks 1
    0 Saves 10
    74.6 Possession 25.4
    30 SHOTS 0
    14 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    644 Accurate Passes 164
    712 Passes 244
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    10 Accurate Crosses 0
    30 Crosses 3
    0.3 Cross % 0.0
    54 Long Balls 53
    39 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
    9 Blocked Shots 0
    7 Effective Tackles 13
    10 Tackles 18
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    1 Interceptions 8
    2 Effective Clearances 29
    2 Clearances 29

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle
    Location: Serravalle, San Marino
    Attendance: 662

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 10 +11 22
    2 Switzerland 10 +11 17
    3 Israel 10 0 15
    4 Belarus 10 -5 12
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SMR San Marino (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Simone Benedettini (GK)
    6 Davide Simoncini
    2 Fabio Vitaioli Yellow Card
    13 Andrea Grandoni
    4 Alessandro D'Addario
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    8 Alex Gasperoni
    22 Fabio Tomassini
    5 Lorenzo Lunadei
    7 Matteo Vitaioli
    18 Filippo Berardi
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Marcello Mularoni, Mattia Giardi, Matteo Zavoli, Michele Cevoli, Luca Censoni, Manuel Battistini, Mirko Palazzi, Enrico Golinucci, Cristian Brolli, Nicola Nanni, Adolfo Hirsch, Mirco De Angelis.

    CYP Cyprus (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis
    8 Charis Kyriakou
    3 Nicholas Ioannou
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    16 Matija Spoljaric
    13 Ioannis Kousoulos
    17 Ioannis Kosti
    15 Fotis Papoulis
    23 Ioannis Pittas
    10 Pieros Soteriou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Jack Roles, Neophytos Michael, Giorgos Merkis, Anthony Georgiou, Georgios Efrem, Grigoris Kastanos, Constantinos Mintikkis, Giorgos Vasiliou, Urko Pardo, Michalis Ioannou, Antreas Panayiotou, Andreas Karo.

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