Ireland		Kypros
Colombina	Tactics	no l&r
52%	Possession	48%
37%	Play in the half	63%
16	Shots	10
2	Fouls	5
0	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Offsides	1
70.5	average mark	70.3
outstanding	Shooting	excellent
formidable	Passing	formidable
formidable	Defending	incredible

1 minute.
Cody cleverly intercepts the pass. The ball is kicked out of play. Sizopoulos throws the ball in. Stefani attempts to pass. Karaolis lobs the ball high into the air. Mills miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Nadiri just manages to reach the ball first. Nadiri shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Kypros 0:1

4 minute.
Cody cleverly intercepts the pass. Cody centers. Wale plays the ball off with his head. Caffrey just manages to reach the ball first. Caffrey takes a swing and hits it... Yiolitis palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

8 minute.
Henderson approaches the ball. Henderson makes a one-touch pass. Caffrey takes over possession. Caffrey has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Ireland - Kypros 1:1

15 minute.
Barutcu just manages to reach the ball first. Caffrey wins the ball from behind. Wale takes over possession. Wale shoots. Yiolitis hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Kypros 2:1

18 minute.
Yeats attempts to pass. Henderson takes over possession. Henderson passes, it`s a high ball. Caffrey makes a diving header. Barutcu ineptly catches the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

19 minute.
McGlynn approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Yeats approaches the ball. Yeats passes, it`s a high ball. Caffrey rises up and heads the ball. Yiolitis hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Kypros 3:1

21 minute.
Fay plays the ball through. Henderson just manages to reach the ball first. Henderson passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Caffrey takes over possession. Caffrey takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

34 minute.
Nadiri wins the ball from behind. Henderson lobs the ball high into the air. Wale plays the ball off with his head. Caffrey takes over possession. Caffrey takes a swing and hits it... The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

37 minute.
Henderson attempts to pass. Caffrey just manages to reach the ball first. Barutcu tripped the opponent on purpose. Caffrey is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ireland 40%, Kypros 60%.
Ireland - Kypros 3:1

49 minute.
Yeats ineptly catches the ball. Yeats makes a sublime pass. Henderson has problems with catching the ball. Henderson passes, it`s a high ball. Caffrey gets his head on it. Yiolitis miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

57 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Wale is off-side. Barutcu approaches the set piece. Sizopoulos plays the ball off with his head. Stefani approaches the ball. Stefani shoots. Mills tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

59 minute.
Barutcu makes a sublime pass. Frangkou makes a sublime pass. Sizopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Stefani just manages to reach the ball first. Stefani takes a swing and hits it... Mills palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

60 minute.
Wale approaches the ball. Frangkou cleverly intercepts the pass. Frangkou passes, it`s a high ball. Stefani plays the ball off with his head. Sizopoulos passes, it`s a high ball. Mills miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

63 minute.
Fay plays the ball through. Koudas is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Sizopoulos just manages to reach the ball first. Sizopoulos centers. Nadiri makes a diving header. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

66 minute.
Caffrey has a fantastic effort at goal. Yiolitis makes a sublime pass. Sizopoulos plays the ball off with his head. Stefani takes over possession. Stefani has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

71 minute.
Fay centers. Throw-in. Karaolis, swiftly takes the throw-in. Nadiri centers. Stefani gets his head on it. Mills miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Cody centers. the ball bounces off Wale`s chest. Koudas takes the opponents legs away. Koudas is cautioned.

73 minute.
Nadiri plays the ball off with his head. Yeats just manages to reach the ball first. Stefani fouls. Stefani is cautioned.

75 minute.
Yeats centers. Wale takes over possession. Barutcu trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Barutcu is cautioned. Wale was harmed in the clash. Yeats is likely to take the free-kick. Wale tries to trap the ball. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

85 minute.
Costa wins the ball from behind. Costa makes a sublime pass. Koudas passes, it`s a high ball. Stefani just manages to reach the ball first. Stefani takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

87 minute.
Barutcu chests the ball. Barutcu passes, it`s a high ball. Wale takes over possession. Wale takes a swing and hits it... Yiolitis makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Ireland - Kypros 4:1

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Ireland 34%, Kypros 66%.
Ireland - Kypros 4:1