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Thrilling Draw Between Cyprus and Romania in Nicosia
Nicosia, Cyprus – In a vibrant match played at Neo GSP, Cyprus and Romania drew in a match corresponding to the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers. Romania started the game strongly, opening the scoring early thanks to a goal by D. Dragus in the 2nd minute, assisted by R. Marin. The same Dragus extended the lead for the visitors in the 18th minute, this time assisted by R. Marin, leaving Cyprus against the ropes. However, the locals reacted quickly and L. Loizou scored in the 29th minute, assisted by G. Kastanos, giving hope to the Cypriot fans. The match was characterized by a strong dispute in midfield, reflected in the yellow cards for N. Bancu and A. Burca for Romania in the first half, and for I. Kousoulos and I. Pittas for Cyprus in the second. Cyprus dominated ball possession with 59%, generating 17 shots, 8 of which were on target, while Romania, with 41% possession, made 8 shots, 5 of them on target. In the final stretch of the match, C. Charalampous equalized for Cyprus in the 77th minute, assisted by A. Kakoullis, unleashing euphoria in the stadium. Despite intense pressure from Cyprus in the final minutes and a yellow card for Charalampous, the score did not change further, sealing a draw that leaves both teams with options in the classification. Slovenian referee Matej Jug directed the match, marked by a total of 27 fouls committed by both teams.
Substitutions cyprus: at minute 46 K. Pileas came in and Anderson Correia went out., at minute 62 L. Loizou came in and A. Kakoullis went out., at minute 62 I. Kousoulos came in and C. Charalampous went out., at minute 68 I. Kosti came in and C. Kyriakou went out., at minute 89 M. Tzionis came in and N. Koutsakos went out.
Substitutions romania: at minute 65 A. Dobre came in and D. Miculescu went out., at minute 80 R. Marin came in and A. Sut went out., at minute 80 D. Man came in and D. Sorescu went out., at minute 85 A. Sut came in and F. Tanase went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Cyprus
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Romania
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