Cyprus 2-1 Latvia
Updated
Cyprus won: Cyprus 2-1 Latvia in the Nations League (Round 4) on Mon, 5 Oct 2026 at Neo GSP, Nicosía (Levkosía). Cyprus goals: Ioannis Kosti 70', Marcus Edwards 90'+4. Latvia goals: Eduards Dašķevičs 57'. Expected goals: 1.79-0.79. Possession: 61-39. Player of the match: Marcus Edwards (8.5).
Match report
Cyprus beat Latvia 2-1
Cyprus came from behind to beat Latvia 2-1 at Neo GSP on Monday 5 October in the Nations League.
Eduards Dašķevičs put Latvia ahead on 57' (0-1), Ioannis Kosti levelled for Cyprus on 70' (1-1) and Marcus Edwards restored Cyprus' lead on 90+4' (2-1).
Marcus Edwards's 90+4' strike proved decisive.
Cyprus had 61% of the ball, shots were 19-12 (7-1 on target) and expected goals finished 1.79-0.79.
Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 2,354. Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili.
Match stats
| Cyprus | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 61 | 39 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.79 | 0.79 |
| Total shots | 19 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 |
| Touches in opposition box | 34 | 13 |
| Big chances | 5 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 536 (89%) | 323 (84%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Total shots | 19 | 12 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 7 | 1 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 3 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 12 | 8 |
Lineups
Cyprus (4-2-3-1): Fabiano, Leonidas Konomis, Hector Kyprianou, Nikolas Panayiotou, Giorgios Malekkides, Grigoris Kastanos, Kostakis Artymatas, Marcus Edwards, Loizos Loizou, Andronikos Kakoullis, Ioannis Pittas
Latvia (5-4-1): Rihards Matrevics, Deniss Meļņiks, Oskars Vientiess, Daniels Balodis, Raivis Jurkovskis, Andrejs Cigaņiks, Eduards Dašķevičs, Lūkass Vapne, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Markuss Strods, Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Key events
- 29' · Yellow card · Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia)
- 46' · Substitution · Kristers Čudars for Lūkass Vapne (Latvia)
- 46' · Substitution · Danila Patijčuks for Markuss Strods (Latvia)
- 57' · Goal · Eduards Dašķevičs (Latvia)
- 58' · Substitution · Ioannis Kosti for Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus)
- 58' · Substitution · Stavros Georgiou for Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
- 60' · Substitution · Roberts Uldriķis for Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia)
- 67' · Substitution · Angelos Neofytou for Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus)
- 67' · Substitution · Charalampos Kyriakou for Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus)
- 70' · Goal · Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus)
- 74' · Substitution · Albert Aleksanjan for Eduards Dašķevičs (Latvia)
- 76' · Yellow card · Danila Patijčuks (Latvia)
- 85' · Yellow card · Leonidas Konomis (Cyprus)
- 85' · Yellow card · Andrejs Cigaņiks (Latvia)
- 88' · Substitution · Aleksejs Saveļjevs for Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia)
- 90'+1 · Substitution · Nicholas Tsaroulla for Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus)
- 90'+4 · Goal · Marcus Edwards (Cyprus)
- 90'+5 · Yellow card · Marcus Edwards (Cyprus)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Cyprus vs Latvia?
Cyprus won, 2-1 (Nations League) on Mon, 5 Oct 2026.
When and where is Cyprus vs Latvia?
Mon, 5 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC at Neo GSP, Nicosía (Levkosía), Nations League.