FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Cyprus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Cyprus
  • 65': Demetris Christofi
  • 67': Vincent Laban
  • 76': Pieros Soteriou
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3 - 2
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 32': Toni Sunjic
  • 43': Edin Visca

About

Cyprus are hosting Bosnia and Herzegovina at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Miralem Pjanic tries a through ball, but Edin Visca is caught offside.
  • 3': Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Edin Visca.
  • 3': Hand ball by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 6': Foul by Jason Demetriou (Cyprus).
  • 6': Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 8': Foul by Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus).
  • 11': Foul by Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 11': Renato Margaca (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Giorgos Merkis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Renato Margaca with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus).
  • 14': Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Konstantinos Charalambidis with a cross.
  • 17': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 17': Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ognjen Vranjes (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 18': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 23': Hand ball by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Demetris Christofi.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Vincent Laban (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 26': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Jason Demetriou.
  • 30': Foul by Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 30': Konstantinos Charalambidis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Vedad Ibisevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Senad Lulic with a through ball.
  • 32': Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Constantinos Panayi.
  • 32': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Toni Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Offside, Cyprus. Vincent Laban tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Demetris Christofi (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fanos Katelaris.
  • 37': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Toni Sunjic.
  • 38': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Asmir Begovic.
  • 42': Offside, Cyprus. Chambos Kyriakou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 43': Goal! Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Edin Visca (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
  • 45': Foul by Gojko Cimirot (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 45': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Cyprus. Demetris Christofi tries a through ball, but Giorgos Merkis is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Andreas Avraam replaces Konstantinos Charalambidis.
  • 47': Foul by Jason Demetriou (Cyprus).
  • 47': Senad Lulic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 48': Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 49': Foul by Vedad Ibisevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 49': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 50': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Gojko Cimirot.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Jason Demetriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Merkis.
  • 52': Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Giorgos Merkis (Cyprus).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 54': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Demetris Christofi (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ognjen Vranjes.
  • 61': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Foul by Ognjen Vranjes (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Demetris Christofi (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostakis Artymatas.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Demetris Christofi.
  • 62': Offside, Cyprus. Jason Demetriou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 64': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 64': Vedad Ibisevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Danijel Milicevic replaces Edin Visca.
  • 65': Goal! Cyprus 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Demetris Christofi (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Laban.
  • 67': Goal! Cyprus 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Vincent Laban (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Pieros Sotiriou.
  • 68': Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Andreas Avraam (Cyprus).
  • 68': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 70': Renato Margaca (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ognjen Vranjes.
  • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Renato Margaca.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 73': Danijel Milicevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Vincent Laban (Cyprus).
  • 75': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mato Jajalo replaces Gojko Cimirot.
  • 76': Goal! Cyprus 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou.
  • 79': Danijel Milicevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
  • 80': Substitution, Cyprus. Nektarious Alexandrou replaces Demetris Christofi.
  • 81': Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armin Hodzic replaces Vedad Ibisevic.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Offside, Cyprus. Vincent Laban tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 82': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 85': Andreas Avraam (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 85': Armin Hodzic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Offside, Cyprus. Chambos Kyriakou tries a through ball, but Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
  • 89': Foul by Mato Jajalo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 89': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chambos Kyriakou.
  • 90'+3': Chambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Ermin Bicakcic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cyprus 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Cyprus 3, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 6
2 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
52.8 Possession 47.2
9 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 4
0.7 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 330
478 Passes 424
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
17 Crosses 16
0.1 Cross % 0.4
83 Long Balls 88
48 Accurate Long Balls 41
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 10
10 Tackles 10
0.7 Tackle % 1.0
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 34
16 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 4,143

WCQ - UEFA Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 +3 9
2 Austria 2 +5 6
3 Romania 4 +4 6
4 Cyprus 3 -1 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Konstantinos Panagi (GK)
5 Fanos Katelaris
4 Giorgos Merkis
18 Kostakis Artymatas Yellow Card
17 Margaça
6 Jason Demetriou
14 Vincent Laban
16 Charis Kyriakou
10 Konstantinos Charalampidis
9 Demetris Christofi
8 Pieros Soteriou
Cyprus Substitutes:
Nektarios Alexandrou, Marios Antoniades, Giorgos Economides, Grigoris Kastanos, Vasilios Papafotis, Marios Demetriou, Andreas Avraam, Antonis Georgallides, Neophytos Michael, Marios Nikolaou, Nestoras Mytides, Andreas Makris.

BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Asmir Begovic (GK)
15 Toni Sunjic
6 Ognjen Vranjes
5 Sead Kolasinac
3 Ermin Bicakcic
10 Miralem Pjanic
7 Gojko Cimirot
16 Senad Lulic
19 Edin Visca
11 Edin Dzeko
9 Vedad Ibisevic
Bosnia and Herzegovina Substitutes:
Deni Milosevic, Edin Cocalic, Ervin Zukanovic, Riad Bajic, Kenan Piric, Anel Hadzic, Mato Jajalo, Dario Dumic, Armin Hodzic, Jozo Simunovic, Danijel Milicevic, Ibrahim Sehic.

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