Football
Cyprus vs Spain. European Championship Qualifying Group A.
5:00pm, Thursday 16th November 2023.
Alphamega StadiumAttendance: Attendance9,667.
Match ends, Cyprus 1, Spain 3.
Second Half ends, Cyprus 1, Spain 3.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Kousoulos.
Foul by Dani Carvajal (Spain).
Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Danilo Spoljaric (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Gavi (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Danilo Spoljaric (Cyprus).
Ferran Torres (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
Rodrigo Riquelme (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Offside, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous tries a through ball, but Andronikos Kakoullis is caught offside.
Offside, Spain. Rodrigo Riquelme tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Cyprus 1, Spain 3. Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
Hand ball by Gavi (Spain).
Attempt missed. Rodrigo Riquelme (Spain) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aleix García.
Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Lamine Yamal.
Hand ball by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kousoulos replaces Andreas Karo.
Substitution, Spain. Dani Carvajal replaces Jesús Navas.
Foul by David García (Spain).
Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Joselu (Spain) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Ioannis Pittas.
Andreas Karo (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Rodrigo Riquelme (Spain) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Spain) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Foul by Gavi (Spain).
Attempt blocked. Aleix García (Spain) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Aleix García (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Gogic.
Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Álex Grimaldo (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Spain 3.
Substitution, Spain. Aleix García replaces Mikel Merino.
Substitution, Spain. David García replaces Robin Le Normand.
Substitution, Cyprus. Charalampos Charalampous replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Anderson Correia.
Substitution, Cyprus. Danilo Spoljaric replaces Hector Kyprianou.
First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Spain 3.
Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Spain).
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Stélios Andreou.
Attempt saved. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
Foul by Pau Torres (Spain).
Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Spain. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Mikel Oyarzabal because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Andreas Karo.
Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joselu.
Hand ball by Mikel Merino (Spain).
Corner, Spain. Conceded by Alex Gogic.
Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain).
Andreas Karo (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cyprus 0, Spain 3. Joselu (Spain) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Martín Zubimendi (Spain) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikel Oyarzabal with a cross.
Martín Zubimendi (Spain) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Mikel Merino (Spain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus).
Goal! Cyprus 0, Spain 2. Mikel Oyarzabal (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álex Grimaldo with a through ball.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
Attempt missed. Joselu (Spain) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Torres.
Anderson Correia (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Martín Zubimendi (Spain) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anderson Correia (Cyprus).
Foul by Joselu (Spain).
Alex Gogic (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Lamine Yamal (Spain) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Delay in match because of an injury Stélios Andreou (Cyprus).
Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Spain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joselu.
Foul by Robin Le Normand (Spain).
Anderson Correia (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Cyprus 0, Spain 1. Lamine Yamal (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joselu.
Attempt missed. Joselu (Spain) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
Offside, Cyprus. Stélios Andreou tries a through ball, but Charalambos Kyriakou is caught offside.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.