Cyprus vs Slovenia

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 30 Mar 2021, 16:00
Cyprus
Cyprus
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Slovenia
Slovenia
🏟 Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)) 👤 A. Ekberg Round 3

Match report

Cyprus edged past Slovenia 1-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 30 March 2021.

Slovenia dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 9 shots to Cyprus' 7.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 37% - 63% Shots 7 - 9 On target 3 - 3 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 10 - 15 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Ioannis Pittas
Cyprus · 1 goal
8 Neofytos Michael 3 saves
8 Nicholas Ioannou captained the side
7 Minas Antoniou captained the side
7 Ioannis Kousoulos captained the side
Match statistics
7 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 5
2 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 15
2 Corners 6
2 Offsides 6
37% Ball Possession 63%
0 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 2
347 Passes Total 572
238 Passes Accurate 447
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cyprus · 4-4-2
22 N. Michael
7 M. Antoniou 13 I. Kousoulos 16 C. Sotiriou 19 K. Laifis
4 N. Ioannou 23 I. Pittas 18 K. Artymatas 20 G. Kastanos
15 F. Papoulis 10 P. Sotiriou
Slovenia · 4-4-2
1 J. Oblak
20 P. Stojanović 4 M. Blažič 23 K. Bajrić 3 J. Balkovec
8 S. Lovrić 6 J. Bijol 14 J. Kurtić 10 M. Zajc
7 J. Iličić 11 B. Kramer
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 12 Antreas Paraskevas
  • 1 Constantinos Panagi
  • 5 Thomas Ioannou
  • 3 Stelios Andreou
  • 2 Paris Psaltis
  • 8 Chambos Kyriakou
  • 11 Andreas Avraam
  • 21 Marinos Tzionis
  • 6 Alexander Gogić
  • 14 Onisiforos Roussias
  • 17 Loizos Loizou
  • 9 Marios Ilia
Slovenia
Coach
M. Kek
Substitutes
  • 16 Žiga Frelih
  • 12 Vid Belec
  • 2 Nejc Skubic
  • 17 Jon Gorenc Stanković
  • 13 Bojan Jokić
  • 18 Mario Jurčevič
  • 22 Amedej Vetrih
  • 5 Nino Kouter
  • 21 Domen Črnigoj
  • 9 Haris Vučkić
  • 19 Luka Zahović
  • 15 Damjan Bohar
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Damjan Bohar ↓ Miha Zajc Slovenia
  • 58' ↑ Haris Vučkić ↓ Blaž Kramer Slovenia
  • 58' ↑ Domen Črnigoj ↓ Jaka Bijol Slovenia
  • 60' ↑ Chambos Kyriakou ↓ Grigoris Kastanos Cyprus
  • 81' ↑ Nino Kouter ↓ Jure Balkovec Slovenia
  • 81' ↑ Luka Zahović ↓ Sandi Lovrić Slovenia
  • 82' ↑ Loizos Loizou ↓ Fotis Papoulis Cyprus
  • 90' ↑ Alexander Gogić ↓ Kostakis Artymatas Cyprus
  • 90' ↑ Marios Ilia ↓ Pieros Sotiriou Cyprus
Cards
  • 37' Josip Iličić Slovenia
  • 47' Jasmin Kurtić Slovenia
Head-to-head
Cyprus 1 1 draws 1 Slovenia
2026-06-04 Slovenia vs Cyprus 0 - 0
2021-11-14 Slovenia vs Cyprus 2 - 1
2021-03-30 Cyprus vs Slovenia 1 - 0
Recent form
Cyprus W L L D W
Slovenia D L L W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cyprus vs Slovenia?
Cyprus won 1-0 against Slovenia on 30 March 2021.
Who won Cyprus vs Slovenia?
Cyprus won the match 1-0.
Where was Cyprus vs Slovenia played?
The match was played at Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)).
Who had more possession in Cyprus vs Slovenia?
Slovenia had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.