Cyprus vs Croatia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 8 Oct 2021, 18:45
Cyprus
Cyprus
0–3
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Croatia
Croatia
🏟 AEK Arena - George Karapatakis (Lárnaka (Larnaca) ) 👤 M. Oliver Round 7

Match report

Croatia cruised past Cyprus 3-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 8 October 2021.

Croatia dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 27 shots to Cyprus' 7.

The match was played at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis (Lárnaka (Larnaca) ), with M. Oliver in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 26% - 74% Shots 7 - 27 On target 1 - 11 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 11 - 7 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Neofytos Michael
Cyprus · 8 saves
8 Josko Gvardiol 1 goal
8 Ivan Perisic 1 goal
8 Marko Livaja 1 goal
8 Josip Stanisic captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–14 4–13
Shots On Goal 0–4 1–7
Ball Possession 22–78 —
Corners 1–4 1–3
Attacks 25–80 17–74
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
42 Attacks 154
32 Dangerous Attacks 77
2 On Target 11
7 Off Target 18
7 Shots Total 27
1 Shots On Goal 11
3 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 6
2 Shots Inside Box 18
5 Shots Outside Box 9
11 Fouls 7
2 Corners 7
6 Offsides 4
26% Ball Possession 74%
2 Yellow Cards 2
8 Saves 1
240 Passes Total 707
159 Passes Accurate 623
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cyprus · 5-4-1
22 N. Michael
5 P. Psaltis 14 S. Andreou 16 C. Soteriou 4 N. Ioannou 11 A. Avraam
23 I. Pittas 18 K. Artymatas 20 G. Kastanos 15 F. Papoulis
10 P. Sotiriou
Croatia · 4-3-3
1 D. Livakovic
6 J. Stanisic 5 D. Caleta-Car 20 J. Gvardiol 19 B. Sosa
10 L. Modric 11 M. Brozovic 8 M. Kovacic
13 N. Vlasic 9 A. Kramaric 4 I. Perisic
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 1 Antreas Kraynos
  • 12 Dimitris Dimitriou
  • 7 Marios Dimitriou
  • 3 Marios Antoniadis
  • 13 Nikolas Panagiotou
  • 8 Chambos Kyriakou
  • 6 Alexander Gogic
  • 21 Marinos Tzionis
  • 2 Rafail Mamas
  • 17 Loizos Loizou
  • 9 Andronikos Kakoullis
  • 19 Marios Ilia
Croatia
Coach
Z. Dalić
Substitutes
  • 23 Simon Sluga
  • 12 Ivo Grbic
  • 22 Marin Pongracic
  • 16 Mile Skoric
  • 21 Domagoj Vida
  • 2 Filip Uremovic
  • 3 Borna Barisic
  • 17 Luka Ivanusec
  • 15 Mario Pasalic
  • 18 Kristijan Jakic
  • 7 Josip Brekalo
  • 14 Marko Livaja
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Tzionis ↓ I. Pittas Cyprus
  • 60' ↑ M. Antoniades ↓ A. Avraam Cyprus
  • 63' ↑ M. Pašalić ↓ M. Kovačić Croatia
  • 68' ↑ J. Brekalo ↓ N. Vlašić Croatia
  • 68' ↑ M. Livaja ↓ A. Kramarić Croatia
  • 69' ↑ L. Loizou ↓ F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 69' ↑ C. Kyriakou ↓ K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 84' ↑ K. Jakić ↓ M. Brozović Croatia
  • 84' ↑ L. Ivanušec ↓ L. Modrić Croatia
  • 86' ↑ A. Kakoullis ↓ P. Sotiriou Cyprus
Cards
  • 33' M. Kovacic Croatia
  • 33' K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 44' A. Avraam Cyprus
  • 61' J. Stanisic Croatia
Head-to-head
Cyprus 0 0 draws 2 Croatia
2021-10-08 Cyprus vs Croatia 0 - 3
2021-03-27 Croatia vs Cyprus 1 - 0
Recent form
Cyprus W L L D W
Croatia D D L W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cyprus vs Croatia?
Cyprus lost 0-3 against Croatia on 8 October 2021.
Who won Cyprus vs Croatia?
Croatia won the match 3-0.
Where was Cyprus vs Croatia played?
The match was played at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis (Lárnaka (Larnaca) ).
Who had more possession in Cyprus vs Croatia?
Croatia had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.