Georgia - Cyprus - 4:0. Euro 2024. Match review, statistics

On 15 October, one of the matches of Euro 2024 in football took place. Team Georgia and Team Cyprus met.

Грузия - Кипр - 4:0. Евро-2024. Обзор матча, статистика

Euro-2024

Georgia - Cyprus - 4:0 (0:0)
Goals: Kiteishvili (46), K. Kvaratskhelia (58), L. Shengelia (82), G. Mikautadze (90+5).

Warnings: D. Christofi (29), Giorgi Chakvetadze (45), A. Karo (48).

Review of the match Georgia vs Cyprus:

In the European Championship qualifying match between Georgia and Cyprus, held at the Michael Meskhis Sahelobis Stadium, football fans witnessed exciting skill, determination and excellent team play. Although the score remained tied at half-time at 0-0, the Georgian team showed an impressive surge in the second half, resulting in a final score of 4-0 in their favour. At the beginning of the match both teams tried to gain the advantage. In the 29th minute Cypriot player D. Christofi received a yellow card from the referee for a hard tackle. The first half passed in an equal struggle, but just before the break the player of the national team of Georgia G. Chakvetadze received a yellow card. Chakvetadze. The second half started with a substitution of a Cypriot player - in the 46th minute S. Andreou was replaced by M. Chakvetadze. Andreou was replaced by M. Antoniou. However, a few seconds after the start of the game a goal was scored by O. Kiteishvili. Cyprus' attempts to equalise were nullified by A. Karo, who received a yellow card in the 48th minute. Georgia continued to press and in the 58th minute K. Kvaratskhelia scored a goal, increasing the advantage to 2:0. This goal forced Georgia to make the first substitution: B. Zivzivadze replaced G. Mikautadze. Trying to change the course of the match, Cyprus made two quick substitutions in the 62nd minute: K. Kyriakou and K. Haralampus replaced two players.

However, Georgia continued to dominate and made a second substitution, bringing in I. Azarovi instead of L. Shengelia. In the closing stages of the match, both teams made one more substitution to freshen up the line-ups. In the 71st minute Georgian players G. Chakvetadze and Z. Davitashvili were replaced by I. Azarovi and L. Shengelia. Cyprus also made two substitutions: G. Kastanos replaced L. Loizou and D. Christofi replaced A. Kakoullis. Georgia continued to dominate the match, scoring the third goal in the 82nd minute. This was done by L. Shengelia, who increased the advantage and put the game out of reach for Cyprus. Georgia then made a fourth substitution: O. Kiteishvili was replaced by N. Kvekveskiri. In the 85th minute, when the match was coming to an end, Georgia made the last substitution, replacing K. Kvaratskhelia with A. Mekvabishvili. Mekvabishvili. Cyprus also made the fifth and last substitution: in the 87th minute N. Ioannou replaced Anderson Correia. The match ended in the 90th minute when a penalty was awarded to Georgia. G. Mikautadze confidently realised the penalty, having registered a confident victory of his team with the score 4:0. In general, the match between the national teams of Georgia and Cyprus demonstrated the strength and skill of the Georgian team. Despite a goalless first half, they showed determination and resilience and won a convincing victory. This victory in the European Championship qualifying match will undoubtedly give them confidence for future matches.

In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Georgia - Scotland, Cyprus - Spain.

Грузия - Кипр - 4:0. Евро-2024. Обзор матча, статистика

Statistics of the match Georgia vs Cyprus:

Georgia national team Cyprus national team
4 Kicks to the goal 5
11 Kicks 10
3 Blocked shots 0
7 Penalty kicks 5
4 Kicks from outside the penalty box 5
15 Offences 11
2 Corner 4
0 Offsides 1
60% Ball possession 40%
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Keeper saves 1
610 Total assists 404
545 Accurate assists 337
89% Accuracy of passes 83%
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