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^^ I agree Tzolis was a huge loss actually we don't have many quite like him on the flank.

Cyprus 2-0 Armenia FT 🇨🇾🇨🇾🇨🇾

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Final Cypriot substitution: Artymatas IN Kastanos OUT All changes have been made

Cyprus: Georgiou IN Pittas OUT

Final Armenian substitution: Hovhannisyan IN Manvelyan OUT

Cyprus: Neophytou IN Loizou OUT

Cyprus: Tzionis IN Edwards OUT

Armenia: Iwu IN Simonyan OUT

Armenia: Nalbandyan IN Miranyan OUT

Cyprus substitution: Malekkidis IN Kakoullis OUT

Pileas red card

Armenia: Terteryan IN Bandikian OUT

Armenia substitution: Grigoryan IN Sevikyan OUT

I thought all Greek Cypriots can get Greece citizenship...

Cyprus 2-0 Armenia HT

KAKOULLIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KONOMIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ARMENIA 12 Beglaryan(GK) 21 Tiknizyan 4 Arutiunian 3 Piloyan 22 Simonyan 10 Spertsyan(Captain) 8 Hovhannisyan 2 Bandikian 14 Manvelyan 18 Miranyan 7 Sevikyan BENCH 1 Mishiev(GK) 16 Matinyan(GK) 5 Petrosyan 6 Iwu 9 Aghasaryan 11 Grigoryan 13 Ayvazyan 15 Nalbandyan 19 Muradyan 20 Terteryan 23 Hovhannisyan Manager: Iegishe Melikian(ARM)

Deserved to be called up in the first place! Wing is a position where we have very little depth. Better late than never I guess.

CYPRUS 1 Fabiano(GK) 15 Konomis 4 Kyprianou 3 Panayiotou 2 Pileas 10 Loizou 20 Kastanos(Captain) 16 Andreou 23 Edwards 11 Kakoullis 9 Pittas BENCH 12 Paraskevas(GK) 22 Michael(GK) 5 Antoniou 6 Shikkis 7 Neophytou 8 Kyriakou 13 Kosti 14 Malekkidis 17 Christou 18 Artymatas 19 Georgiou 21 Tzionis Manager: Apostolos Mantzios(GRE)

Pelkas was added to the Ethniki to replace Tzolis who got injured yesterday.

The players with no international duties played against PAOK B in a 2 x 35 minutes friendly. The A-team won 1-0 with Louchet being the scorer.

I agree the result is on Jovanovic, the 2nd half we played far too timid and sat far too deep. This team can play football, there is quality there. The 2-3 times we ventured up the pitch in the 2nd half we looked dangerous. With no Tzolis we had no outlet on the counter, no-one pacey breaking into space for us to hit on the break. That doesn't excuse the 2nd half but I guess it offers some explanation. I still have question marks over Jovanovic as plenty do, but if we criticise then we also have to praise him when he gets stuff right. Starting Ioannidis ends up being a master-stroke. He has collected 7 points from a possible 9 against Serbia, Germany and the Netherlands. He made some errors today for sure, tactically the 2nd half was poor. It was not the right move to sub off BOTH Ioannidis and Pavlidis together (I realise fatigue may have been a factor). Another error that he made IMO is leaving Kyziridis out of the matchday squad. When you only have 4 wingers for 2 positions you do not leave one of them out. He would have been invaluable coming off the bench in the 2nd half, his pace on the counter would have at the very least given the other boys an outlet to try hit when we won the ball back. This team is capable, more than capable. Androutsos was another big plus today, very impressive with a dogged display in midfield. It remains to be seen whether Jovanovic has the chops to take this team forward.

First tie breaker is head to head points scored against each other. That’s means if we win this game we are on to the next round!