FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

San Marino vs Cyprus, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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San Marino
    FT
    0 - 4
    Cyprus
    • 9': Loizos Loizou
    • 59': Stelios Andreou
    • 67': Grigoris Kastanos (P)
    • 79': Andronikos Kakoulis

    About

    San Marino are hosting Cyprus at Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
    • 1': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Matteo Sammaritani (San Marino).
    • 3': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Andrea Contadini (San Marino).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Substitution, San Marino. Filippo Berardi replaces Andrea Contadini because of an injury.
    • 9': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 1. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kostas Pileas with a cross.
    • 13': Foul by Dante Rossi (San Marino).
    • 13': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Matteo Sammaritani.
    • 20': Foul by Stélios Andreou (Cyprus).
    • 20': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
    • 22': Handball by Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostas Pileas with a cross.
    • 25': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Michele Cevoli.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 28': Foul by Nicola Nanni (San Marino).
    • 28': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos following a fast break.
    • 31': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Filippo Berardi.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Edoardo Colombo (San Marino). Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 35': Foul by Alberto Riccardi (San Marino).
    • 35': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 36': Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).
    • 36': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).
    • 36': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Filippo Berardi (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicola Nanni.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Edoardo Colombo (San Marino). Assisted by Kostas Pileas.
    • 39': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 39': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Filippo Berardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
    • 41': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Filippo Berardi (San Marino) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Nanni.
    • 42': Foul by Lorenzo Capicchioni (San Marino).
    • 42': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino).
    • 45'+2': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Dante Rossi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
    • 45'+3': Lorenzo Capicchioni (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins San Marino 0, Cyprus 1.
    • 45': Substitution, San Marino. Giacomo Matteoni replaces Matteo Sammaritani.
    • 46': Alessandro Golinucci (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 49': Foul by Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino).
    • 49': Stélios Andreou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus).
    • 49': Giacomo Matteoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 50': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
    • 51': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 51': Lorenzo Lazzari (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Laifis.
    • 54': Substitution, Cyprus. Anderson Correia replaces Kostas Pileas.
    • 54': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
    • 55': Foul by Giacomo Matteoni (San Marino).
    • 55': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Foul by Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus).
    • 57': Giacomo Matteoni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Edoardo Colombo (San Marino). Assisted by Andreas Shikkis.
    • 59': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Giacomo Matteoni.
    • 59': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) hits the right post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Anderson Correia with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 2. Stélios Andreou (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Valli Casadei replaces Lorenzo Capicchioni.
    • 62': Substitution, San Marino. Nicko Sensoli replaces Lorenzo Lazzari.
    • 63': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Hector Kyprianou replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
    • 64': Anderson Correia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Filippo Berardi (San Marino).
    • 66': Penalty Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 66': Penalty conceded by Michele Cevoli (San Marino) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 67': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 3. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 70': Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).
    • 70': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 71': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
    • 72': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Andronikos Kakoullis.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Valli Casadei (San Marino) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 73': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Nikos Koutsakos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Shikkis.
    • 76': Alberto Riccardi (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Nikos Koutsakos (Cyprus).
    • 77': Substitution, San Marino. Giacomo Valentini replaces Michele Cevoli.
    • 78': Foul by Alberto Riccardi (San Marino).
    • 78': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Goal! San Marino 0, Cyprus 4. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Anderson Correia with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Giacomo Matteoni.
    • 87': Foul by Samuele Zannoni (San Marino).
    • 87': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Samuele Zannoni (San Marino) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alberto Riccardi with a cross.
    • 90': Offside, Cyprus. Anderson Correia is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicola Nanni (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valli Casadei.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 4.
    • 0': Match ends, San Marino 0, Cyprus 4.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 15
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 3
    71 Possession 29
    18 SHOTS 5
    7 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    524 Accurate Passes 181
    600 Passes 242
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    24 Crosses 10
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 24
    31 Accurate Long Balls 9
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    10 Effective Tackles 15
    17 Tackles 27
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 5
    4 Effective Clearances 32
    4 Clearances 32

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle
    Location: Serravalle, San Marino
    Attendance: 598

    WCQ - UEFA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Austria 6 +16 15
    2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 +8 13
    3 Romania 6 +5 10
    4 Cyprus 7 +2 8
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SMR San Marino (4-3-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Edoardo Colombo (GK)
    6 Dante Rossi
    5 Michele Cevoli
    3 Alberto Riccardi
    4 Matteo Sammaritani
    8 Lorenzo Capicchioni Yellow Card
    18 Samuele Zannoni
    17 Alessandro Golinucci
    9 Nicola Nanni
    21 Lorenzo Lazzari Yellow Card
    11 Andrea Contadini
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Giacomo Valentini, Filippo Berardi, Matteo Vitaioli, Nicolas Giacopetti, Marcello Mularoni, Nicko Sensoli, Gabriel Capicchioni, Matteo Valli Casadei, Alessandro Tosi, Giacomo Matteoni, Matteo Zavoli, Pietro Amici.

    CYP Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Joël Mall (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis Yellow Card
    16 Stelios Andreou
    2 Kostas Pileas
    17 Andreas Shikkis
    5 Charalampos Charalampous
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    9 Ioannis Pittas Yellow Card
    21 Marinos Tzionis
    10 Loizos Loizou
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Neophytos Michael, Nikolas Koutsakos, Panagiotis Kyriakou, Giorgos Angelopoulos, Giorgos Malekkides, Ioannis Kousoulos, Anderson Correia, Nikolas Panagiotou, Charis Kyriakou, Giannis Satsias, Andronikos Kakoulis, Hector Kyprianou.

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