UEFA Nations League

Cyprus vs Latvia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League
Cyprus
  • 70': Ioannis Kosti
  • 90'+4': Marcus Edwards
FT
2 - 1
Latvia
  • 57': Eduards Daskevics

About

Cyprus are hosting Latvia at GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
  • 2': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Deniss Melniks.
  • 6': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus).
  • 7': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Lukass Vapne (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics.
  • 13': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Markuss Strods with a cross.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Marcus Edwards.
  • 17': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Leonidas Konomis with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 22': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis with a cross.
  • 26': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
  • 29': Foul by Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia).
  • 29': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Raivis Jurkovskis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus).
  • 34': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
  • 34': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgos Malekkides with a cross.
  • 42': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Nikolas Panagiotou (Cyprus).
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lukass Vapne.
  • 45': Offside, Latvia. Andrejs Ciganiks is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Cyprus 0, Latvia 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Latvia. Kristers Cudars replaces Lukass Vapne.
  • 45': Substitution, Latvia. Danila Patijcuks replaces Markuss Strods.
  • 45': Second Half begins Cyprus 0, Latvia 0.
  • 47': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Leonidas Konomis (Cyprus).
  • 49': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristers Cudars.
  • 50': Kristers Cudars (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
  • 51': Foul by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).
  • 51': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Danila Patijcuks.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross following a corner.
  • 52': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Kristers Cudars (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
  • 57': Goal! Cyprus 0, Latvia 1. Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti replaces Andronikos Kakoullis.
  • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Stavros Georgiou replaces Loizos Loizou.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leonidas Konomis.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Ioannis Kosti.
  • 60': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
  • 60': Substitution, Latvia. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
  • 61': Foul by Danila Patijcuks (Latvia).
  • 61': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
  • 63': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Stavros Georgiou (Cyprus).
  • 67': Substitution, Cyprus. Angelos Neophytou replaces Ioannis Pittas.
  • 67': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
  • 69': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danila Patijcuks following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 70': Goal! Cyprus 1, Latvia 1. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kristers Cudars.
  • 74': Substitution, Latvia. Albert Aleksanjan replaces Eduards Daskevics.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia).
  • 76': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
  • 76': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Danila Patijcuks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Leonidas Konomis (Cyprus) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Offside, Cyprus. Angelos Neophytou is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
  • 78': Stavros Georgiou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 78': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
  • 80': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
  • 80': Angelos Neophytou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Giorgos Malekkides.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Albert Aleksanjan (Latvia) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Deniss Melniks.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis with a cross.
  • 85': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Leonidas Konomis (Cyprus).
  • 85': Leonidas Konomis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Danila Patijcuks (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Cyprus. Nick Tsaroulla replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Cyprus 2, Latvia 1. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nick Tsaroulla.
  • 90'+5': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Cyprus 2, Latvia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Cyprus 2, Latvia 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 0
39.3 Possession 60.7
12 SHOTS 19
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
325 Accurate Passes 535
385 Passes 600
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 6
13 Crosses 28
0.5 Cross % 0.2
36 Long Balls 49
18 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 4
14 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 8
31 Effective Clearances 8
31 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: GSP Stadium
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
Attendance: 2,354

UEFA Nations League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Montenegro 4 +3 10
2 Cyprus 4 +2 7
3 Armenia 4 -1 4
4 Latvia 4 -4 1
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CYP Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Fabiano (GK)
3 Nikolas Panagiotou
4 Hector Kyprianou
14 Giorgos Malekkides
15 Leonidas Konomis Yellow Card
10 Loizos Loizou
20 Grigoris Kastanos
18 Kostakis Artymatas
9 Ioannis Pittas
11 Andronikos Kakoulis
23 Marcus Edwards
Cyprus Substitutes:
Nicholas Tsaroulla, Andreas Christou, Antreas Paraskevas, Joël Mall, Marinos Tzionis, Charis Kyriakou, Evagoras Antoniou, Ioannis Kosti, Costas Soteriou, Panagiotis Andreou, Angelos Neophytou, Stavros Georgiou.

LVA Latvia (5-4-1)

No. Name
23 Rihards Matrevics (GK)
4 Oskars Vientiess
2 Daniels Balodis
21 Deniss Melniks
14 Andrej Ciganiks Yellow Card
13 Raivis Andris Jurkovskis Yellow Card
15 Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
10 Lukass Vapne
17 Markuss Strods
7 Eduards Daskevics
9 Vladislavs Gutkovskis
Latvia Substitutes:
Oskars Rubenis, Glebs Zaleiko, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Albert Aleksanjan, Danila Patijcuks, Kristers Cudars, Eduards Emsis, Frenks Orols, Nils Purins, Maksims Tonisevs, Roberts Uldrikis.

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