
Cyprus vs Romania, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
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Cyprus are hosting Romania
at AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus, starting on
. The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Minas Antoniou (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 3': Delay in match because of an injury Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
- 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 11': Foul by Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus).
- 11': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 14': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Razvan Marin.
- 16': Goal! Cyprus 0, Romania 1. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
- 18': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou.
- 20': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
- 23': Penalty Romania. Valentin Mihaila draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Cyprus 0, Romania 2. Razvan Marin (Romania) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou.
- 29': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Marius Marin.
- 30': Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
- 30': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Minas Antoniou (Cyprus).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Stylianou replaces Minas Antoniou because of an injury.
- 33': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 34': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
- 34': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 36': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
- 36': Goal! Cyprus 0, Romania 3. Radu Dragusin (Romania) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dennis Man with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
- 38': Radu Dragusin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dennis Man.
- 41': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 41': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
- 41': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
- 42': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
- 43': Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
- 44': Delay in match because of an injury Radu Dragusin (Romania).
- 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
- 45': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Marios Stylianou (Cyprus).
- 45'+2': Valentin Mihaila (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Romania).
- 45'+4': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Offside, Romania. Dennis Man is caught offside.
- 45'+5': Foul by Dennis Man (Romania).
- 45'+5': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Dennis Man (Romania) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Romania 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Romania 3.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Ioannis Kousoulos.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Marinos Tzionis.
- 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Loizos Loizou.
- 46': Foul by Marios Stylianou (Cyprus).
- 46': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
- 49': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Marius Marin (Romania).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Foul by Marios Stylianou (Cyprus).
- 52': Marius Marin (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Dennis Man (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
- 54': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
- 55': Andrei Ratiu (Romania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
- 56': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Marios Stylianou.
- 57': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
- 58': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Man following a corner.
- 58': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Attempt saved. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Mihaila.
- 59': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Nikolas Panagiotou.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Valentin Mihaila (Romania) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu.
- 61': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Razvan Marin with a through ball.
- 62': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Valentin Mihaila.
- 62': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
- 62': Razvan Marin (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Chipciu replaces Nicusor Bancu.
- 63': Substitution, Romania. Darius Olaru replaces Razvan Marin.
- 64': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marius Marin.
- 65': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou.
- 66': Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 68': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
- 68': Valentin Mihaila (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
- 71': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Substitution, Romania. George Puscas replaces Denis Dragus.
- 72': Substitution, Romania. Ianis Hagi replaces Dennis Man.
- 75': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
- 75': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Makris replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
- 77': Attempt missed. Andreas Makris (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous with a cross.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
- 80': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Marius Marin.
- 80': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by George Puscas.
- 81': Attempt missed. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 82': Substitution, Romania. Virgil Ghita replaces Radu Dragusin.
- 82': Foul by Valentin Mihaila (Romania).
- 82': Marios Stylianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous following a set piece situation.
- 85': Foul by Darius Olaru (Romania).
- 85': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Virgil Ghita.
- 86': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Corner, Romania. Conceded by Joël Mall.
- 87': Attempt saved. Darius Olaru (Romania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Marius Marin (Romania) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 87': Offside, Romania. Valentin Mihaila is caught offside.
- 88': Andreas Makris (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Foul by Darius Olaru (Romania).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marios Stylianou.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Cyprus 0, Romania 3.
- 0': Match ends, Cyprus 0, Romania 3.
Statistics
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CYP![]() |
|
---|---|---|
14 | Fouls | 11 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 2 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 6 |
57.6 | Possession | 42.4 |
19 | SHOTS | 15 |
9 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
432 | Accurate Passes | 292 |
509 | Passes | 362 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
8 | Crosses | 17 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
58 | Long Balls | 33 |
29 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
18 | Tackles | 27 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
8 | Interceptions | 9 |
18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 6,092
Venue: AEK Arena
Location: Larnaca, Cyprus
Attendance: 6,092
UEFA Nations League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Romania | 6 | +15 | 18 |
2 | Kosovo | 6 | +3 | 12 |
3 | Cyprus | 6 | -11 | 6 |
4 | Lithuania | 6 | -7 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Cyprus (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Joël Mall (GK) |
3 | Nikolas Panagiotou |
19 | Konstantinos Laifis ![]() |
4 | Nicholas Ioannou |
7 | Minas Antoniou |
20 | Grigoris Kastanos ![]() |
8 | Ioannis Kousoulos ![]() |
18 | Kostakis Artymatas |
9 | Ioannis Pittas |
21 | Marinos Tzionis |
17 | Loizos Loizou |
Romania (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Florin Nita (GK) |
15 | Andrei Burca |
3 | Radu Dragusin |
11 | Nicusor Bancu ![]() |
2 | Andrei Ratiu |
6 | Marius Marin |
10 | Nicolae Stanciu |
18 | Razvan Marin |
19 | Denis Dragus |
13 | Valentin Mihaila |
20 | Dennis Man |
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