Match Report
Lithuania (4th, 0 pts) visited Cyprus (3rd, 6 pts) with 6 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Lithuania: only 52nd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Cyprus ran at 0.67 scored and 2.5 conceded, Lithuania at 0.67 and 1.83.
Cyprus entered with three losses in a row. Lithuania had been beaten in four straight games.
AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, capacity 8,058, hosted the game. N. Minaković took charge of the match — our records show 64 games refereed with an average of 1.5 yellow cards per game. On the scoreboard, Cyprus led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Cyprus: Grigoris Kastanos (18'), Marinos Tzionis (63') · Lithuania: Gvidas Gineitis (47')
Key stats
Possession: Cyprus 46% · Lithuania 54% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 5-2