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Cyprus and Lithuania played an exciting match at the AEK Arena in Larnaca on November 15th, 2024, corresponding to matchday 5 of the UEFA Nations League C. The match, refereed by Nenad Minaković from Serbia, ended with a 2-1 victory for Cyprus.
Cyprus took the lead in the 18th minute with a goal from G. Kastanos. However, Lithuania equalized in the 47th minute through a goal by G. Gineitis. The match remained tight until the 63rd minute, when M. Tzionis scored the winning goal for Cyprus.
The game was marked by its intensity, with a total of 43 fouls (21 from Cyprus and 22 from Lithuania). Both teams received several yellow cards: four for Cyprus (Ioannou, Kakoullis, Kastanos, Kousoulos) and two for Lithuania (Golubickas, Lasickas). Cyprus had a slight edge in shots on target (4 vs 4), while Lithuania enjoyed more possession (54% vs 46%). Cyprus had 5 corners to Lithuania’s 2.
Substitutions cyprus: at minute 46 G. Malekkidis came in and N. Ioannou went out., at minute 56 I. Kousoulos came in and C. Charalampous went out., at minute 56 M. Tzionis came in and A. Kakoullis went out., at minute 76 A. Makris came in and L. Loizou went out., at minute 81 G. Satsias came in and G. Kastanos went out.
Substitutions lithuania: at minute 46 T. Kalinauskas came in and A. Dolznikov went out., at minute 59 T. Milasius came in and A. Tutyskinas went out., at minute 60 F. Cernych came in and P. Sirvys went out., at minute 60 G. Matulevicius came in and M. Vorobjovas went out., at minute 80 R. Jansonas came in and P. Golubickas went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cyprus
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Lithuania
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