Cyprus 2-0 San Marino
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Cyprus won: Cyprus 2-0 San Marino in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA (Round 1) on Fri, 21 Mar 2025 at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, Lárnaka (Larnaca). Cyprus goals: Ioannis Pittas 55', Andronikos Kakoullis 86'. Expected goals: 2.51-0.34. Possession: 70-30. Player of the match: Grigoris Kastanos (8.6).
Match report
Cyprus beat San Marino 2-0
Cyprus got the better of San Marino 2-0 at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis on Friday 21 March in the World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.
Ioannis Pittas put Cyprus ahead on 55' (1-0) and Andronikos Kakoullis made it 2-0 on 86'.
Cyprus had 70% of the ball, shots were 26-5 (11-2 on target) and expected goals finished 2.51-0.34. Cyprus were the better side on chances, too.
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) was player of the match with an 8.6 rating.
Attendance: 2,336. Referee: Andris Treimanis.
Match stats
| Cyprus | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 70 | 30 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.51 | 0.34 |
| Total shots | 26 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 54 | 10 |
| Big chances | 6 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 567 (88%) | 200 (71%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 7 | 2 |
| Total shots | 26 | 5 |
| Shots off target | 10 | 2 |
| Shots on target | 11 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 5 | 1 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 22 | 4 |
Lineups
Cyprus (4-4-2): Joël Mall, Giannis Satsias, Christos Shelis, Nikolas Panayiotou, Anderson Correia, Loizos Loizou, Ioannis Kousoulos, Grigoris Kastanos, Marinos Tzionis, Ioannis Pittas, Pieros Sotiriou
San Marino (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
Key events
- 55' · Goal · Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus)
- 63' · Substitution · Ioannis Kosti for Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus)
- 63' · Substitution · Andronikos Kakoullis for Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus)
- 63' · Substitution · Matteo Valli Casadei for Lorenzo Capicchioni (San Marino)
- 63' · Substitution · Nicko Sensoli for Filippo Berardi (San Marino)
- 73' · Substitution · Giorgios Malekkides for Anderson Correia (Cyprus)
- 73' · Substitution · Charalampos Kyriakou for Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus)
- 76' · Yellow card · Matteo Valli Casadei (San Marino)
- 77' · Substitution · Nicolas Giacopetti for Samuele Zannoni (San Marino)
- 85' · Substitution · Giacomo Benvenuti for Filippo Fabbri (San Marino)
- 86' · Goal · Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus)
- 89' · Substitution · Stavros Gavriel for Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
- 90' · Yellow card · Alessandro Tosi (San Marino)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Cyprus vs San Marino?
Cyprus won, 2-0 (World Cup Qualifying · UEFA) on Fri, 21 Mar 2025.
When and where is Cyprus vs San Marino?
Fri, 21 Mar 2025, 17:00 UTC at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, Lárnaka (Larnaca), World Cup Qualifying · UEFA.