Cyprus vs Russia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 4 Sep 2021, 16:00
Cyprus
Cyprus
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Russia
Russia
🏟 Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)) 👤 Alejandro Hernández Round 5

Match report

Russia beat Cyprus 2-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 4 September 2021.

Cyprus had 16 shots to Russia's 9.

The match was played at Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)), with Alejandro Hernández in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 16 - 9 On target 3 - 4 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 8 - 19 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Aleksandr Erokhin
Russia · 1 goal
8 Fedor Smolov 2 assists
7 Rifat Zhemaletdinov 1 goal
7 Neofytos Michael captained the side
7 Paris Psaltis captained the side
First half vs second half
Cyprus stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 11–3
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–1
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 1–4 4–0
Attacks 44–86 52–46
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 132
42 Dangerous Attacks 35
3 On Target 3
13 Off Target 6
16 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 8
8 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 19
5 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
42% Ball Possession 58%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
369 Passes Total 526
286 Passes Accurate 439
Line-ups 5-4-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cyprus · 5-4-1
22 N. Michael
16 P. Psaltis 5 F. Katelaris 2 A. Karo 13 N. Panagiotou 4 N. Ioannou
17 L. Loizou 18 K. Artymatas 20 G. Kastanos 15 F. Papoulis
23 I. Pittas
Russia · 4-3-3
1 G. Marinato
4 V. Karavaev 3 I. Diveev 14 G. Dzhikiya 13 I. Samoshnikov
21 A. Erokhin 8 D. Barinov 17 A. Golovin
15 A. Miranchuk 9 F. Smolov 6 D. Cheryshev
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 12 Dimitris Dimitriou
  • 1 Constantinos Panagi
  • 3 Marios Antoniadis
  • 8 Charis Kyriakou
  • 14 Michalis Ioannou
  • 21 Marinos Tzionis
  • 11 Andreas Avraam
  • 6 Alexander Gogic
  • 9 Dimitris Christofi
  • 19 Marios Ilia
  • 10 Onisiforos Roussias
  • 7 Panagiotis Zachariou
Russia
Coach
V. Karpin
Substitutes
  • 16 Andrey Lunev
  • 12 Yuri Dyupin
  • 5 Maksim Osipenko
  • 23 Daler Kuzyaev
  • 2 Maksim Mukhin
  • 19 Rifat Zhemaletdinov
  • 18 Aleksei Sutormin
  • 11 Roman Zobnin
  • 7 Anton Zabolotnyi
  • 22 Konstantin Tyukavin
  • 10 Zelimkhan Bakaev
  • 20 Arsen Zakharyan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Zhemaletdinov ↓ D. Cheryshev Russia
  • 61' ↑ M. Tzionis ↓ I. Pittas Cyprus
  • 62' ↑ A. Avraam ↓ N. Panayiotou Cyprus
  • 65' ↑ Z. Bakaev ↓ A. Miranchuk Russia
  • 68' ↑ D. Kuzyaev ↓ A. Golovin Russia
  • 73' ↑ C. Kyriakou ↓ K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 73' ↑ M. Ilia ↓ F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 75' ↑ K. Tyukavin ↓ F. Smolov Russia
  • 77' ↑ P. Zachariou ↓ P. Psaltis Cyprus
Cards
  • 45+1' K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 59' F. Smolov Russia
  • 74' A. Erokhin Russia
  • 90' F. Katelaris Cyprus
  • 90+4' R. Zhemaletdinov Russia
Head-to-head
Cyprus 0 0 draws 2 Russia
2021-11-11 Russia vs Cyprus 6 - 0
2021-09-04 Cyprus vs Russia 0 - 2
Recent form
Cyprus W L L D W
Russia W W W W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cyprus vs Russia?
Cyprus lost 0-2 against Russia on 4 September 2021.
Who won Cyprus vs Russia?
Russia won the match 2-0.
Where was Cyprus vs Russia played?
The match was played at Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)).
Who had more possession in Cyprus vs Russia?
Russia had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.