UEFA Nations League

Kosovo vs Cyprus, 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Kosovo
  • 30': Amir Rrahmani
  • 52': Ermal Krasniqi
  • 70': Emir Sahiti
FT
3 - 0
Cyprus

    About

    Kosovo are hosting Cyprus at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtina, Kosovo, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 2': Milot Rashica (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Kosovo).
    • 4': Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 6': Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
    • 7': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 7': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
    • 8': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
    • 8': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) is shown the yellow card.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Milot Rashica (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
    • 10': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 11': Foul by Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo).
    • 11': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Makris.
    • 13': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Ermal Krasniqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 16': Substitution, Kosovo. Florent Muslija replaces Milot Rashica because of an injury.
    • 17': Florent Muslija (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Stélios Andreou (Cyprus).
    • 19': Florent Muslija (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
    • 20': Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Foul by Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus).
    • 20': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Nicholas Ioannou.
    • 21': Delay in match (Kosovo).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 24': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Loizos Loizou.
    • 28': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Ermal Krasniqi (Kosovo).
    • 30': Goal! Kosovo 1, Cyprus 0. Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Florent Muslija.
    • 33': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Ermal Krasniqi.
    • 35': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo).
    • 35': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou with a cross.
    • 38': Foul by Lindon Emërllahu (Kosovo).
    • 38': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Amir Rrahmani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Donat Rrudhani.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 44': Offside, Kosovo. Albion Rrahmani is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': VAR Decision: No Penalty Kosovo.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Kosovo 1, Cyprus 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Kosovo 1, Cyprus 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Nicholas Ioannou.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Ermal Krasniqi (Kosovo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
    • 49': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Albion Rrahmani (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 50': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Arijanet Muric.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Laifis with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edon Zhegrova.
    • 52': Goal! Kosovo 2, Cyprus 0. Ermal Krasniqi (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 54': Foul by Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo).
    • 54': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Offside, Kosovo. Albion Rrahmani is caught offside.
    • 62': Foul by Muharrem Jashari (Kosovo).
    • 62': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 64': Andreas Makris (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Foul by Edon Zhegrova (Kosovo).
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Makris.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Albion Rrahmani (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ermal Krasniqi.
    • 67': Substitution, Kosovo. Emir Sahiti replaces Edon Zhegrova.
    • 68': Foul by Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo).
    • 68': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Emir Sahiti (Kosovo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mërgim Vojvoda with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Albion Rrahmani (Kosovo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ermal Krasniqi with a through ball.
    • 70': Goal! Kosovo 3, Cyprus 0. Emir Sahiti (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Rafail Mamas replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
    • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Minas Antoniou replaces Andreas Karo.
    • 72': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Andreas Makris.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Florent Muslija (Kosovo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emir Sahiti.
    • 74': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Minas Antoniou.
    • 77': Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Ioannis Pittas.
    • 77': Substitution, Kosovo. Fidan Aliti replaces Amir Rrahmani.
    • 78': Substitution, Kosovo. Fisnik Asllani replaces Albion Rrahmani.
    • 78': Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
    • 79': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lumbardh Dellova.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross following a corner.
    • 85': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Fisnik Asllani (Kosovo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emir Sahiti.
    • 86': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lindon Emërllahu.
    • 88': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 88': Fidan Aliti (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 89': VAR Decision: No Goal Kosovo 3-0 Cyprus.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Kosovo. Conceded by Minas Antoniou.
    • 90'+4': Donat Rrudhani (Kosovo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Kosovo 3, Cyprus 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Kosovo 3, Cyprus 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 4
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    11 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    228 Accurate Passes 490
    311 Passes 568
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    8 Accurate Crosses 1
    24 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 56
    17 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    13 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 22
    20 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri
    Location: Prishtina, Kosovo
    Attendance: 12,863

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Romania 4 +9 12
    2 Kosovo 4 +5 9
    3 Cyprus 5 -8 6
    4 Lithuania 5 -6 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    KOS Kosovo (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Aro Muric (GK)
    5 Lumbardh Dellova
    13 Amir Rrahmani
    21 Donat Rrudhani
    15 Mërgim Vojvoda
    7 Milot Rashica
    22 Muharrem Jashari
    19 Lindon Emërllahu
    9 Albion Rrahmani
    17 Ermal Krasniqi
    10 Edon Zhegrova Yellow Card
    Kosovo Substitutes:
    Visar Bekaj, Fisnik Asllani, Emir Sahiti, Fidan Aliti, Amir Saipi, Florent Hadergjonaj, Ilir Krasniqi, Florent Muslija, Valon Berisha, Eliot Bujupi.

    CYP Cyprus (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    13 Dimitris Dimitriou (GK)
    19 Konstantinos Laifis Yellow Card
    16 Stelios Andreou
    18 Kostakis Artymatas
    4 Nicholas Ioannou Yellow Card
    2 Andreas Karo
    5 Charalampos Charalampous
    20 Grigoris Kastanos
    11 Andreas Makris
    17 Loizos Loizou Yellow Card
    9 Ioannis Pittas
    Cyprus Substitutes:
    Alexander Gogic, Marinos Tzionis, Kostas Pileas, Neophytos Michael, Andreas Chrysostomou, Pieros Soteriou, Nikolas Panagiotou, Joël Mall, Rafael Mamas, Marios Elia, Ioannis Kousoulos, Minas Antoniou.

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