Cyprus-San Marino (21 March 2019, GSP , Lefkosia)

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Cyprus begins qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2020 at home to San Marino. There aren't many instances of Cyprus being clear favorites, but this is one of them. 

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CYPRUS

 

1 Panagi(GK)

3 Ioannou

6 Demetriou(Captain)

7 Efraim

9 Mytidis

10 Sotiriou

13 Kousoulos

15 Papoulis

18 Artymatas

19 Laifis

21 Georgiou

 

BENCH

 

12 Pardo(GK)

22 Michael(GK)

2 Junior

4 Merkis

5 Vasiliou

8 Antoniou

11 Avraam

16 Spoljaric

17 Margaca

20 Kastanos

23 Wheeler

 

Manager: Ran Ben Shimon(ISR)

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SAN MARINO

 

23 Benedettini(GK)

3 Palazzi

6 Simoncini(Captain)

8 Nanni

9 Mularoni

10 Giardi

11 Battistini

14 Cevoli

16 Rinaldi

18 Berardi

21 Golinucci

 

BENCH

 

1 Zavoli(GK)

12 Benedettini(GK)

2 Cesarini

4 Battistini

5 Lunadei

7 Vitaioli

13 Grandoni

15 Brolli

17 Golinucci

19 Censoni

20 Hirsch

22 Tomassini

 

Manager: Franco Varrella(ITA)

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Berardi a shot, save Panagi

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Mistake by Cevoli, Papoulis the shot! Wide!

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Papoulis the shot, handball! PENALTY!

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Yellow against the San Marino Captain Davide Simoncini for the handball as well.

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Sotiriou will take it, and he HITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0!

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Mularoni takes Demetriou down in the box, PENALTY!

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Sotiriou will take it again, he hits the net again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2-0!

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Ioannou to Papoulis, save Benedettini, corner

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Corner comes in, Kousoulos scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cyprus up 3-0 before 30 min. mark. Good going lads!

Game available on ESPN

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31' Beautiful goal. Stunner. Cyprus up by 4-0.

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Efraim from distance, he scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cyprus substitution:

 

Makris IN

Sotiriou OUT

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Kousoulos wants another one, but the save Benedettini

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What's the highest-ever scoring for Cyprus? Could this game become an all-time record?

 

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+1

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Cyprus 4-0 San Marino   HT

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5 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

What's the highest-ever scoring for Cyprus? Could this game become an all-time record?

 

The answer is 5-0, both coming at home to Andorra, one in 2000 in Limassol, the other in 2014 in Lefkosia.

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Then, let's see them top that! Go Cyprus! First half could've been ...20-0  

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2 minutes ago, Lazarus said:

Then, let's see them top that! Go Cyprus! First half could've been ...20-0  

Certainly doable!

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Hats off to the lads. I don't expect them to qualify but it would be wonderful if they could. 

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San Marino substitution:

 

Hirsch IN

Rinaldi OUT