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Yellow against Golovin

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Golovin, blocked off by Laifis for a corner

Kudryashov in front to Ionov, they score

Miranchuk the shot, save Pardo! But he can't control the rebound. Dzyuba finds Fernandes, shanked it wide!

Pardo wanders, Kudryashov beats him to it, in front to Ionov, heads it wide! He was wide open and missed!

Margaca cross in for Sotiriou! JUST over the net

Georgiou cross in for Sotiriou, oh but a bad header, well wide

Cross, weakly punched by Pardo, Fernandes the shot, saved off the line by Laifis!

Ionov in for Dzyuba, hauled down, he wants a penalty but not given

Yellow against Makris

Ozdoev cross in for Dzyuba! Save Pardo! Great chance but it was right at Pardo

Golovin the shot, blocked by Ioannou for a corner

CYPRUS 12 Pardo(GK) 3 Ioannou 10 Sotiriou 11 Avraam(Captain) 13 Kousoulos 14 Makris 17 Margaca 18 Artymatas 19 Laifis 20 Kosti 21 Georgiou BENCH 1 Petrou(GK) 22 Michael(GK) 2 Ioannou 5 Vasiliou 6 Katelaris 7 Efraim 8 Antoniou 9 Mytidis 15 Antoniadis 16 Spoljaric 23 Pittas Manager: Ran Ben Shimon(ISR)

RUSSIA 1 Guilherme(GK) 2 Fernandes 5 Semenov 7 Ozdoev 11 Zobnin 13 Kudryashov 14 Dzhikya 17 Golovin 18 Miranchuk 20 Ionov 22 Dzyuba(Captain) BENCH 12 Lunev(GK) 16 Shunin(GK) 3 Neustadter 4 Petrov 6 Belyaev 8 Barinov 9 Smolov 10 Chalov 15 Miranchuk 19 Bakaev 21 Akhmetov 23 Chernov Manager: Stanislav Cherchesov(RUS)

ARMENIA 16 Airapetyan(GK) 3 Haroyan 5 Grigoryan 6 Mkrtchyan 10 Ghazaryan 11 Barseghyan 13 Hovhannisyan 18 Mkhitaryan(Captain) 19 Hambardzumyan 20 Karapetyan 22 Ishkanyan BENCH 1 Beglaryan(GK) 12 Avagyan(GK) 2 Miranyan 4 Voskanyan 7 Avetisyan 9 Babayan 14 Ambartsumyan 15 Hovhannisyan 17 Edigaryan 21 Hovsepyan 23 Ozbiliz Manager: Armen Gyulbudaghyants(ARM)

GREECE 1 Vlachodimos(GK) 5 Siovas 8 Zeca 9 Koulouris 10 Fortounis 11 Pelkas 16 Masouras 18 Mavrias 19 Papastathopoulos(Captain) 22 Samaris 23 Koutris BENCH 12 Paschalakis(GK) 13 Barkas(GK) 2 Kotsiras 3 Bouchalakis 4 Manolas 6 Durmishaj 7 Siopis 14 Bakasetas 15 Valerianos 17 Kolovos 20 Mantalos 21 Kourbelis Manager: Angelos Anastasiadis(GRE)

I think the Nations League has actually made it less doable. Cyprus could have been competing with Scotland for 3rd and a playoff.

Here's my article for Agonasport https://www.agonasport.com/agonasport-allnews/heartbreaker-in-glasgow-for-cyprus?fbclid=IwAR1fjO33JNj5TFl9LZ2vS8U5xfaN0xogD-zdxN4ryHwDnqqBV9Nc6pzGgik

Cyprus face a tough visit to Russia now.

I agree with most of what you said. I was more focused on OAKA being all wrong. If we could fill it up, OAKA would be great. 70,000 crazy Greeks in a beautiful stadium that we proudly displayed to the world in 2004 for the Olympics. Unfortunately, it's just far too big for the interest level in the ethniki, and not much of a home field. I do however, believe Karaiskaki is the right choice. 34,000 seats and much closer to the field, creating an intimate atmosphere where we're harder to beat. Piraeus is still well within the Athens area, and if you understand Greece, as I'm sure you do, you know that's where everyone is. In a country of 11 million people, 3.5 million live in Athens, and 6 million live in the region of Attiki. I know EPO planned on a 5 year deal to play in Crete, but the Pankritiko Stadio needs work to get up to snuff. Maybe there will be a couple games there, even later in this campaign. Until then, we have to find a way to win some home games in Athens at OAKA.

Even 25K is probably not enough at a place like OAKA. Karaiskaki was perfect.

I had to cover the Cyprus game for Agonasport and unfortunately it was at exactly the same time. I guess Barkas was in net because Vlachodimos was bad last time, and Paschalakis was in goal for the friendly loss in Turkey. How do you get blown away by Italy, though? Losing to Italy, no shame in that, but they don't even blow like Luxembourg away. No pride in the ethniki anymore? How was OAKA? Was it another 5,000 people in a 70,000 seat stadium type deal?

What a heartbreaker

Scotland 2-1 Cyprus FT