Northern Ireland vs Cyprus

UEFA Nations League - League C 12 Jun 2022, 13:00
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cyprus
Cyprus
🏟 Windsor Park (Belfast) 👤 Ricardo De Burgos Round 4

Match report

Northern Ireland shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Cyprus in the UEFA Nations League - League C on 12 June 2022. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Northern Ireland dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 19 shots to Cyprus' 6.

The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast), with Ricardo De Burgos in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 19 - 6 On target 7 - 2 Corners 4 - 0 Fouls 9 - 5 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Andronikos Kakoullis
Cyprus · 2 goals
8 Jordan Thompson captained the side
8 Dion Charles 1 assist
7 Jonny Evans 1 goal
7 Paddy McNair 1 goal
First half vs second half
Northern Ireland stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 13–2
Shots On Goal 3–1 4–1
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 3–0 1–0
Attacks 82–39 84–43
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
166 Attacks 82
91 Dangerous Attacks 21
7 On Target 3
13 Off Target 3
19 Shots Total 6
7 Shots On Goal 2
10 Shots Off Goal 2
2 Shots Blocked 2
14 Shots Inside Box 3
5 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 5
4 Corners 0
0 Offsides 2
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 5
539 Passes Total 367
431 Passes Accurate 259
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northern Ireland · 4-1-4-1
1 T. Carson
21 B. Spencer 4 D. Ballard 5 J. Evans 22 C. Brown
8 S. Davis
9 S. Lavery 17 P. McNair 20 S. Charles 13 C. McMenamin
10 K. Lafferty
Cyprus · 3-4-2-1
12 A. Christodoulou
18 K. Artymatas 6 A. Gogic 19 K. Laifis
23 I. Pittas 8 C. Kyriakou 20 G. Kastanos 13 N. Panagiotou
9 D. Christofi 21 M. Tzionis
14 A. Kakoullis
Northern Ireland
Coach
I. Baraclough
Substitutes
  • 23 Joshua Clarke
  • 12 Luke Southwood
  • 2 Conor Bradley
  • 19 Liam Donnelly
  • 7 Niall McGinn
  • 14 Alfie McCalmont
  • 3 Paddy Lane
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 6 Charlie McCann
  • 16 Alistair McCann
  • 18 Gavin Whyte
  • 11 Dion Charles
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 1 Ioakeim Toumpas
  • 22 Neofytos Michael
  • 2 Andreas Panagiotou Filiotis
  • 3 Marios Antoniadis
  • 4 Nicholas Ioannou
  • 16 Pavlos Korrea
  • 7 Giannis Satsias
  • 10 Matija Spoljaric
  • 11 Andreas Avraam
  • 5 Fanos Katelaris
  • 15 Fotis Papoulis
  • 17 Loizos Loizou
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Panayiotou ↓ I. Pittas Cyprus
  • 58' ↑ F. Papoulis ↓ M. Tzionis Cyprus
  • 59' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ S. Charles Northern Ireland
  • 59' ↑ G. Whyte ↓ S. Lavery Northern Ireland
  • 69' ↑ D. Charles ↓ K. Lafferty Northern Ireland
  • 69' ↑ N. McGinn ↓ C. McMenamin Northern Ireland
  • 69' ↑ C. Bradley ↓ B. Spencer Northern Ireland
  • 69' ↑ N. Ioannou ↓ K. Laifis Cyprus
  • 78' ↑ F. Katelaris ↓ A. Kakoullis Cyprus
Cards
  • 68' K. Laifis Cyprus
  • 68' S. Davis Northern Ireland
Head-to-head
Northern Ireland 0 2 draws 0 Cyprus
2022-06-12 Northern Ireland vs Cyprus 2 - 2
2022-06-05 Cyprus vs Northern Ireland 0 - 0
Recent form
Northern Ireland W D W W W
Cyprus D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northern Ireland vs Cyprus?
Northern Ireland drew 2-2 against Cyprus on 12 June 2022.
Who won Northern Ireland vs Cyprus?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Northern Ireland vs Cyprus played?
The match was played at Windsor Park (Belfast).
Who had more possession in Northern Ireland vs Cyprus?
Northern Ireland had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.