Cyprus vs Malta

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 11 Oct 2021, 16:00
Cyprus
Cyprus
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Malta
Malta
🏟 AEK Arena - George Karapatakis (Lárnaka (Larnaca) ) 👤 D. Higler Round 8

Match report

Cyprus shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Malta in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 11 October 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Cyprus had 13 shots to Malta's 10.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 13 - 10 On target 5 - 3 Corners 1 - 4 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Pieros Sotiriou
Cyprus · 1 goal
8 Fotis Papoulis 1 goal
8 Zach Muscat 1 goal
8 Marios Antoniadis captained the side
8 Nicholas Ioannou captained the side
First half vs second half
Malta came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 8–8
Shots On Goal 1–1 4–2
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Attacks 74–41 57–41
Match statistics
10 Substitution 10
131 Attacks 82
45 Dangerous Attacks 32
4 On Target 3
8 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 6
8 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 12
1 Corners 4
2 Offsides 3
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Saves 3
444 Passes Total 492
363 Passes Accurate 391
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cyprus · 3-4-3
22 N. Michael
14 S. Andreou 16 C. Soteriou 3 M. Antoniadis
7 M. Dimitriou 8 C. Kyriakou 20 G. Kastanos 4 N. Ioannou
17 L. Loizou 10 P. Sotiriou 15 F. Papoulis
Malta · 3-4-2-1
1 H. Bonello
4 S. Borg 13 E. Pepe 22 Z. Muscat
19 C. Attard 23 T. Caruana 17 T. Teuma 3 R. Camenzuli
8 J. Grech 11 P. Mbong
9 L. Montebello
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 12 Dimitris Dimitriou
  • 1 Antreas Kraynos
  • 13 Nikolas Panagiotou
  • 5 Paris Psaltis
  • 2 Rafail Mamas
  • 21 Marinos Tzionis
  • 6 Alexander Gogic
  • 19 Marios Ilia
  • 23 Ioannis Pittas
  • 9 Andronikos Kakoullis
Malta
Coach
D. Mangia
Substitutes
  • 16 Jake Galea
  • 12 Matthew Grech
  • 5 Karl Micallef
  • 15 Dexter Xuereb
  • 7 Adam Magri Overend
  • 20 Luke Gambin
  • 14 Nicky Muscat
  • 6 Dunstan Vella
  • 10 Stephen Pisani
  • 2 Kurt Shaw
  • 21 Shaun Dimech
  • 18 Jurgen Degabriele
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Pisani ↓ T. Caruana Malta
  • 57' ↑ K. Shaw ↓ S. Borg Malta
  • 61' ↑ A. Kakoullis ↓ L. Loizou Cyprus
  • 71' ↑ S. Dimech ↓ P. Mbong Malta
  • 71' ↑ J. Degabriele ↓ J. Grech Malta
  • 79' ↑ I. Pittas ↓ S. Andreou Cyprus
  • 79' ↑ A. Gogić ↓ C. Kyriakou Cyprus
  • 82' ↑ J. Galea ↓ H. Bonello Malta
  • 86' ↑ N. Panayiotou ↓ F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 86' ↑ P. Psaltis ↓ M. Demetriou Cyprus
Cards
  • 58' M. Dimitriou Cyprus
  • 81' T. Teuma Malta
  • 90+1' P. Sotiriou Cyprus
  • 90+7' N. Ioannou Cyprus
  • 90+9' N. Muscat Malta
Head-to-head
Cyprus 0 1 draws 1 Malta
2021-10-11 Cyprus vs Malta 2 - 2
2021-09-01 Malta vs Cyprus 3 - 0
Recent form
Cyprus W L L D W
Malta D L L W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cyprus vs Malta?
Cyprus drew 2-2 against Malta on 11 October 2021.
Who won Cyprus vs Malta?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Cyprus vs Malta played?
The match was played at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis (Lárnaka (Larnaca) ).
Who had more possession in Cyprus vs Malta?
Malta had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.