Match Report
In the standings it was Cyprus U21 5th on 7 points, Norway U21 3rd on 10 — separated by 3. Recent form told a different story for Cyprus U21: only 48th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Cyprus U21 were scoring 0.89 and conceding 2.67, Norway U21 1.75 and 2, against a competition average of 1.58 goals per team per game.
The venue was AEK Arena - George Karapatakis in Larnaca, with room for 8,000 spectators. With 34 matches recorded and 0.5 yellow cards per game, S. Baliyan was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Cyprus U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.