International Friendly

Cyprus vs Bulgaria, 2022 International Friendly

Nov 16, 2022, 6:00 PM · International Friendly
Cyprus
    FT
    0 - 2
    Bulgaria
    • 24': Kiril Despodov
    • 71': Spas Delev

    About

    Cyprus are hosting Bulgaria at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on Wednesday 16 Nov 2022 6:00 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 24': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1. Kiril Despodov (Bulgaria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Spas Delev.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Filip Krastev replaces Nikola Iliev.
    • 45': Substitution, Bulgaria. Yanis Karabelyov replaces Ilia Gruev.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Christos Wheeler replaces Loizos Loizou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Stélios Andreou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Michalis Ioannou replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Minas Antoniou replaces Marios Antoniades.
    • 48': Yanis Karabelyov (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Bulgaria. Dimitar Velkovski replaces Marin Petkov.
    • 63': Substitution, Bulgaria. Ivan Turitsov replaces Yoan Stoyanov.
    • 65': Substitution, Cyprus. Dimitrios Christofi replaces Andronikos Kakoulli.
    • 66': Dimitar Velkovski (Bulgaria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 69': Substitution, Bulgaria. Valentin Antov replaces Anton Nedyalkov.
    • 71': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2. Spas Delev (Bulgaria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiril Despodov.
    • 78': Substitution, Cyprus. Giorgios Efrem replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 82': Substitution, Bulgaria. Georgi Rusev replaces Ilian Iliev.
    • 88': Christos Sielis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Bulgaria 2.

    Statistics

    BUL CYP
    0 Fouls 0
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    100 Possession 0
    2 SHOTS 0
    2 ON GOAL 0
    1.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    2 Accurate Passes 0
    2 Passes 0
    1.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly
    6:00 PM, Wed, Nov 16, 2022
    Venue: AEK Arena
    Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
    Attendance: 500

    Line-Ups

    Cyprus (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis
    25 Christos Shelis Yellow Card
    3 Marios Antoniades
    4 Stelios Andreou
    6 Alexander Gogic
    8 Charis Kyriakou
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    11 Andronikos Kakoulis
    23 Ioannis Pittas
    17 Loizos Loizou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Charalampos Charalampous, Rafael Mamas, Pavlos Korrea, Minas Antoniou, Matija Spoljaric, Demetris Christofi, Michalis Ioannou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Georgios Efrem, Danilo Spoljaric, Ellinas Sofroniou, Giorgos Economides, Christos Wheeler.

    Bulgaria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Naumov (GK)
    3 Dimo Krastev
    15 Petko Hristov
    14 Anton Nedyalkov
    13 Yoan Stoyanov
    16 Ilian Iliev
    18 Nikola Iliev
    4 Ilia Gruev
    22 Marin Petkov
    7 Spas Delev
    11 Kiril Despodov
    Bulgaria Substitutes:
    Filip Yavorov Krastev, Valentin Antov, Plamen Galabov, Dimitar Velkovski, Yanis Karabelyov, Hristiyan Petrov, Ivan Turitsov, Svetoslav Vutsov, Radoslav Kirilov, Mateo Stamatov, Ivan Dyulgerov, Stanislav Shopov, Georgi Rusev.

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