90+4' The match ends
Cyprus could not get the tie, with an early goal Serbia takes the victory and gets ready for its next matches in the Euro Cup
90+2'
Cyprus wants a tie and begins to generate play from midfield
90'
Serbia dominated the ball, they were nowhere near the second goal, but the Serbian goalkeeper made a good save.
Four minutes are added
85'
Serbia attacks on Cypriot territory, the play is prevented by the Cyprus defense
80'
Cyprus uses a series of touches to open the zone, Serbia's midfield prevents them from passing the midfield
75'
Serbia has not reached the Cypriot goal, the game remains close between both teams
70'
Serbia recovers the ball and keeps the game in midfield
68'
Free kick for Cyprus that goes too long and ends outside the field
66'
Cyprus is experiencing its best moment of the match, pressing in Serbian territory, looking for spaces to have a scoring opportunity
64'
Shot by the Cyprus striker that hits the corner of the crossbar, Cyprus had its clearest play of the match
60'
Serbia counterattacks, the play ends safely after the Cyprus player's defensive sweep
55'
Cyprus establishes a better style of play and begins to reach the Serbian field
52'
Cyprus center that goes very hard and fails to reach any player
50'
Shot by the Serbian team that ends up passing into the side of the net, after a play elaborated by the Serbian attack
48'
Cyprus player #9's shot, the ball goes well over the Serbian goal
46'
The Serbians play without any rush and touch the ball from their own field
Second half begins
Serbia moves the ball from the middle of the field
The first half is over
Serbia takes the lead at halftime, potentially leading 2 - 0, however, they missed a penalty
🫡🇷🇸 pic.twitter.com/HXOEgnapDz
— Fudbalski savez Srbije | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) March 25, 2024
45+2'
Cyprus had its best play of the game, a low cross that ended up going over
45+1'
Serbia plays short in the middle of the field
45'
Two minutes are added
44'
Corner kick for Serbia that goes very high and goes unnoticed
42'
Serbia comes out playing from the back of the field, looking to find spaces to generate a dangerous play
40'
Cyprus has not been able to reach the goal of the Serbian team, the visiting team continues to dominate the match from the middle of the field to the Cypriot goal
34'
A player from the Cyprus national team is left lying on the field after a strong tackle by the Serbian player
32'
Weak center from the Serbian that ends up being cleared by the Cyprus defender
30'
With precise passes and between the lines, the Serbians try to position their teammate so that he receives the ball in the best possible way
27'
Serbia approaches the Cypriot goal, its shot hits the barrier
25'
Header from the Serbian that ends up in the hands of the Cypriot goalkeeper
24'
Cross into the Cypriot area that the Cyprus defender manages to deflect, the ball goes to a corner kick
22'
Indirect free kick for Cyprus, the shot ends up in the hands of the Serbian goalkeeper
20'
The Cypriots locked in their field, with difficulty managing to get out touching the ball, the Serbians exert high pressure to get closer to the Cypriot goal
17'
The ball remains in Cypriot territory, Serbia keeps short passes looking for space
15'
Serbia continues to dominate the match, the Cypriots stop their attack with fouls
This is how the Cypriot goalkeeper saved the penalty
Aleksandar Mitrović misses penalty kick!pic.twitter.com/fPiVy6EGCQ — FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) March 25, 2024
Serbia's go-ahead goal
SERGEJ MILINKOVIĆ-SAVIĆ OPENS THE SCORING WITH A GREAT FINISH ON THE VOLLEY!!!
LAZAR SAMARDŽIĆ 🇷🇸(2002) WITH A GREAT ASSIST!!!
📽️ @FootColic pic.twitter.com/T8wxXuLoax — Football Report (@FootballReprt) March 25, 2024
11'
The goalkeeper stopped it! The Cyprus goalkeeper avoids the second goal, diving to the right side
10'
Penalty for Serbia
8'
The Serbians make short passes and exercise control on the field of play
6' GOOOOAAAAAL
The Serbian player scores 1 - 0, after a direct free kick, the Cyprus defense reacts late
5'
Kyprianou enters the court, after Karo's injury
4'
Cypriot player #2 receives a foul that leaves him lying on the floor, the medical assistants enter and inform the coaching staff that the player cannot continue
2'
Cyprus attacks, the Serbian defense closes spaces, preventing the advance of the Cypriots
0'
The match between Cyprus vs Serbia begins, the Cyprus team kicks off
Hymns are sung
With the players already on the field, Serbian and Cypriot players sing their national anthem
Last details
The players of both teams are already in the stadium tunnel, waiting for the referee to initiate the corresponding protocol.
Ready environment
Serbian and Cypriot fans are already around the stadium, ready to watch their team. Fans cheer from the seats
Cyprus starting team
22 - Joel Mall
25 - Charis Kyriakou
16 - Stelios Andreou
6 - Alexander Gogic
2 - Andreas Karo
7 - Anderson Correia
5 - Charalampos Charalampous
19 - Konstantinos Laifis
8 - Ioannis Kousoulos
10 - Loizos Loizou
9 - Ioannis Pittas
Starting eleven
The players who will take to the field for this friendly duel
🇨🇾🆚🇷🇸 | Стартних 𝟭𝟭 pic.twitter.com/kP81DQTXI1
— Fudbalski savez Srbije | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) March 25, 2024
Last duel
The last duel between Serbia and Cyprus was played in Užice in 2016, in which our team celebrated with goals from Aleksandar Mitrović and Dušan Tadić.
🔙: 🇷🇸 𝟮-𝟭 🇨🇾 | Последњи дуел између Србије и Кипра одигран је у Ужицу 2016. године, у којем је наша репрезентација славила головима Александра Митровића и Душана Тадића. 🔥🦅 pic.twitter.com/FTqQhWiJAO
— Fudbalski savez Srbije | FA of Serbia (@FSSrbije) March 25, 2024
Serbia call-up
Dragan Stojković summons these players to face his counterpart from Cyprus
Photo: X @WorldACMilan
Cyprus call
Meet the players called up for the match against Serbia
Photo: CYP page
Serbia's possible alignment
Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Mladenovic, Babic, Erakovic, Masovic, Lukic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Samardzic, Kostic, Mitrovic, Zivkovic.
Possible Cyprus alignment
Mall, Anderson Correia, Laifis, Gogic, Karo, Kiriakou, Haralambous, Kousoulos, Sotiriou, Pittas, Loizou.
Statements from the Cyprus coach prior to the match
"It is sad that at a national team press conference before a match there were no journalists here. due to concerns, due to doubts that exist about the National Team and no one here comes to ask us. Well, we have to do our job. Together with a very strong team with experienced footballers, they have qualified for the final phase of the Euro Cup. It will be a very strong test for us. with. We make some changes, some tests, see other players. It is interesting to play against teams like Serbia.
We have a great game, even if it is friendly. Well, let's show ourselves improved compared to the previous match. "Tomorrow's game will be a great experience for all the footballers, especially the young ones."
Photo: Omonoianews
Last friendly match of the Serbian National Team
Último partido de la Selección de Chipre ante Lituania
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What you should know
The Cyprus team will face a formidable opponent on its own field, although it is not considered the favorite. On the other hand, Serbia is dealing with motivation problems during its current training camps, but needs to prepare for the upcoming Euro 2024. Before the tournament, matches against strong teams have been scheduled. Despite their recent loss to Russia, Serbia will be looking to redeem themselves in front of their fans.
The Cyprus football team is not going through its best moment. Historically, they have not been a very strong team, and in the last qualifying cycle they failed to score any points, scoring only three goals in total. In short, their performance was on par with the less prominent teams, something that should not be their position. However, in a recent friendly match against Latvia, Cyprus had a positive result. During the first half, Ioannis Pittas put his team ahead. Although the opponent took a while to stand out, they finally managed to equalize the score in the 85th minute.
Background
In a total of five duels played, Cyprus has never beaten its Serbian counterpart, on only one occasion they tied, the other four games were in favor of Serbia
Photo: Flash score
Get to know the Arena De AEK stadium Georgios Karapatakis
The stadium belongs to the AEK Larnaca football team, the AEK Arena, is located in Larnaca, Cyprus, and has a capacity of 7,400 seats.
Who is the Technical Director of Cyprus?
Pablo Machín has been ratified as Technical Director of Cyprus until June 2025. The Soria coach had been without a team since last March, Elche dismissed him in their effort to avoid relegation, which finally materialized.
Machín's greatest achievement on the bench was achieved with Girona, which he took to the First Division. However, that success would not continue because in his following teams (Sevilla, Espanyol and Alavés) he did not manage to complete the season.
Photo: MARCA
Who is the Technical Director of Serbia?
The current head coach of the Serbian national team is Dragan Stojkovic. Stojkovic took over in March 2021 and has led the team in 18 games, accumulating 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.
Dragan Stojkovic went through clubs, starting in his native country with Radnički Niš and Red Star Belgrade, and then making the leap to elite football in Europe in clubs such as Marseille in France and Hellas Verona in Italy in the 90's. .
His retirement would take place in the country of the rising sun, Japan, with the Nagoya Grampus Eight, the club where he spent the last 7 years of his career as a professional footballer.
Photo: Wikipedia
Serbia's last matches
Serbia's last victory was on October 17, 2023, these have been the team's last five games
- Hungary 2 - 1 SerbiaI Euro Cup Qualifier
- Serbia 3 - 1 Montenegro I Euro Cup Qualifier
- Belgium 1 - 0 Serbia I Friendly match
- Serbia 2 - 2 Bulgaria I Friendly match
- Russia 4 - 0 Serbia I Friendly match
Cyprus last matches
Cyprus' last victory was on November 19, 2023, these have been the team's last five games
- Cyprus 0 - 4 Norway I Euro Cup Qualifier
- Georgia 4 - 0 Cyprus I Euro Cup Qualifier
- Cyprus 1 - 3 Spain I Euro Cup Qualifier
- Cyprus 1 - 0 Lithuania I Friendly match
- Cyprus 1 - 1 Latvia I Friendly match
Good morning to all VAVEL readers!
Good morning to all VAVEL followers! Welcome to the broadcast of the match between Cyprus vs Serbia, corresponding to the international friendly duel. The match will take place at the AEK Arena - George Karapatakis, this match is scheduled for 11:00 AM (CMDX)