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Austria Overpowers Cyprus in Limassol
Limassol, Cyprus – Austria convincingly defeated Cyprus in a match corresponding to the group stage of the European qualification for the World Cup, held at the Alphamega Stadium. The Austrian team controlled the match from the start, demonstrating superiority in possession and goal-scoring effectiveness.
Marko Arnautovic was the standout player of the match, scoring a penalty in the 18th minute and extending the lead with an additional goal in the 56th minute, assisted by K. Danso. Despite a yellow card received by Cyprus’ G. Kastanos just before halftime and another by A. Shikkis in the 70th minute, the home team failed to seriously threaten the Austrian goal.
Austria dominated possession with 63% compared to Cyprus’ 37%. The Austrians generated 11 shots, 6 of which were on target, while Cyprus only managed 4 shots, none on goal. The Austrian team committed 14 fouls, while the Cypriot team committed 13. The match ended with a clear victory for Austria, consolidating their aspirations in the qualifying phase. The match was officiated by Urs Schnyder from Switzerland.
Substitutions austria: at minute 61 M. Arnautovic came in and M. Gregoritsch went out., at minute 61 X. Schlager came in and P. Wimmer went out., at minute 85 C. Baumgartner came in and M. Friedl went out., at minute 90 M. Sabitzer came in and M. Grull went out., at minute 90 R. Schmid came in and N. Wurmbrand went out.
Substitutions cyprus: at minute 65 L. Loizou came in and A. Kakoullis went out., at minute 65 G. Kastanos came in and S. Andreou went out., at minute 66 Anderson Correia came in and I. Kosti went out., at minute 83 C. Charalampous came in and N. Koutsakos went out., at minute 89 M. Tzionis came in and A. Foti went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cyprus
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Austria
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