Slovenia vs Cyprus

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 14 Nov 2021, 14:00
Slovenia
Slovenia
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cyprus
Cyprus
🏟 Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana) 👤 S. Ivanov Round 10

Match report

Slovenia edged past Cyprus 2-1 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 14 November 2021. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Slovenia dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 16 shots to Cyprus' 4.

The match was played at Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana), with S. Ivanov in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 16 - 4 On target 4 - 2 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 12 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Adam Gnezda Cerin
Slovenia · 1 goal
7 Miha Zajc 1 goal
7 Andronikos Kakoullis 1 goal
7 Jan Oblak captained the side
7 Petar Stojanovic 68 passes (81% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–1 8–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–2
Ball Possession 72–28 —
Corners 5–0 3–2
Attacks 79–31 76–38
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
155 Attacks 69
76 Dangerous Attacks 28
6 On Target 2
11 Off Target 2
16 Shots Total 4
4 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 1
5 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 1
2 Shots Outside Box 3
12 Fouls 10
8 Corners 2
1 Offsides 4
68% Ball Possession 32%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
669 Passes Total 310
591 Passes Accurate 235
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Slovenia · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Oblak
20 P. Stojanovic 2 Z. Karnicnik 6 J. Bijol 3 J. Balkovec
22 A. Cerin 14 J. Kurtic
7 J. Ilicic 10 M. Zajc 21 B. Verbic
13 Z. Celar
Cyprus · 3-4-3
22 N. Michael
14 S. Andreou 19 K. Laifis 3 M. Antoniadis
5 M. Dimitriou 18 K. Artymatas 20 G. Kastanos 11 A. Avraam
15 F. Papoulis 10 P. Sotiriou 21 M. Tzionis
Slovenia
Coach
M. Kek
Substitutes
  • 12 Vid Belec
  • 16 Igor Vekic
  • 11 Sven Karic
  • 8 Sandi Lovric
  • 5 Zan Rogelj
  • 15 Leo Stulac
  • 19 David Tijanic
  • 4 Nino Kouter
  • 23 Blaz Vrhovec
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 12 Dimitris Dimitriou
  • 1 Ioakeim Toumpas
  • 16 Costas Soteriou
  • 2 Andreas Karo
  • 6 Paris Psaltis
  • 7 Georgios Efrem
  • 8 Matija Spoljaric
  • 13 Rafail Mamas
  • 23 Marios Ilia
  • 9 Andronikos Kakoullis
Substitutions
  • 31' ↑ S. Lovrić ↓ B. Verbič Slovenia
  • 74' ↑ G. Efrem ↓ M. Tzionis Cyprus
  • 81' ↑ A. Kakoullis ↓ F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 84' ↑ L. Štulac ↓ M. Zajc Slovenia
  • 90+4' ↑ B. Vrhovec ↓ Ž. Celar Slovenia
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Špoljarić ↓ A. Avraam Cyprus
Cards
  • 31' J. Kurtic Slovenia
  • 36' S. Andreou Cyprus
  • 40' K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 45+3' P. Stojanovic Slovenia
  • 84' G. Kastanos Cyprus
Head-to-head
Slovenia 1 1 draws 1 Cyprus
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
Slovenia D D W W L
Cyprus D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Slovenia vs Cyprus?
Slovenia won 2-1 against Cyprus on 14 November 2021.
Who won Slovenia vs Cyprus?
Slovenia won the match 2-1.
Where was Slovenia vs Cyprus played?
The match was played at Stadion Stožice (Ljubljana).
Who had more possession in Slovenia vs Cyprus?
Slovenia had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.