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Cyprus — Armenia: 2:0, UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League
Cyprus W30 Mar · Home Moldova · 3:2D4 Jun · Away Slovenia · 1:1W7 Jun · Away Liechtenstein · 2:0L25 Sep · Away Montenegro · 1:2D28 Sep · Away Latvia · 0:0W2 Oct · Home Armenia · 2:0
2:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Armenia L29 Mar · Home Belarus · 1:2D6 Jun · Home Kazakhstan · 1:1D9 Jun · Home Moldova · 1:1W25 Sep · Home Latvia · 2:0L28 Sep · Home Montenegro · 2:3L2 Oct · Away Cyprus · 0:2
Venue: GSP Stadium City: Nicosia

In the UEFA Nations League game on 2 October 2026, Cyprus beat Armenia 2:0. Match numbers: shots on target 4:5, corners 1:11.

Match report

Cyprus beat Armenia 2:0 at the GSP Stadium in the League C stage of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday. The result shifted the hosts into a better position in the table, while Armenia dropped further behind despite dominating possession.

Leonidas Konomis opened the scoring in the 19th minute, capitalising on a moment of space in the Armenian defence. Two minutes later Armenia's Edgar Sevikyan received a yellow card for a late challenge, and the visitors were paying for their caution almost immediately.

Andronikos Kakoullis doubled Cyprus's advantage in the 31st minute, finishing off a move that had dragged the Armenian back line out of position. By then the visitors were already being forced to react rather than control. Cyprus lost their captain Kostas Pileas to a red card in the 52nd minute, but the lead was secure enough to absorb the pressure.

Armenia had 67 per cent of the ball and registered 156 attacks compared to Cyprus's 49, yet they could not find a way through a compact defence. The visitors created two big chances but failed to convert, while Cyprus shot with more precision. Five shots on target against eleven attempts tell you where the efficiency lay.

The hosts made only one corner to Armenia's eleven, but their five shots on target proved more valuable than the Armenian volume. Expected goals sat at 0.61 for Cyprus and 0.79 for Armenia — a reflection of chances created rather than chances taken.

Cyprus moved to three points with one win, while Armenia remained on three points but with a game in hand. The gap between them in the table narrowed, and the hosts had earned themselves a crucial away fixture to come.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 33 – 67
Shots on target 4 – 5
Shots off target 1 – 6
Expected goals 0.61 – 0.79

Match events

  1. 19' 1:0 Cyprus Goal Leonidas·Konomis
  2. 26' 1:0 Armenia Yellow card Edgar Sevikyan
  3. 31' 2:0 Cyprus Goal Andronikos Kakoullis assist: Ioannis Pittas
  4. 37' 2:0 Armenia Yellow card Artem Bandikyan
  5. 45' 2:0 Armenia Substitution Edgar Sevikyan off: Narek Grigoryan
  6. 52' 2:0 Cyprus Red card Kostas Pileas
  7. 52' 2:0 Armenia Substitution Artem Bandikyan off: Davit Terteryan
  8. 54' 2:0 Cyprus Substitution Andronikos Kakoullis off: Giorgos Malekkidis
  9. 63' 2:0 Armenia Substitution Erik Simonyan off: Ugochukwu Iwu
  10. 63' 2:0 Armenia Substitution Artur Miranyan off: Karen Nalbandyan
  11. 68' 2:0 Cyprus Substitution Loizos Loizou off: Marinos Tzionis
  12. 68' 2:0 Cyprus Substitution Marcus Edwards off: A. Neophytou
  13. 78' 2:0 Armenia Substitution Gor Manvelyan off: narek hovhannisyan
  14. 84' 2:0 Cyprus Substitution Grigoris Kastanos off: Kostakis Artymatas
  15. 84' 2:0 Cyprus Substitution Ioannis Pittas off: Stavros Georgiou

Statistics

33 Possession, % 67
4 Shots on target 5
1 Shots off target 6
0.61 Expected goals 0.79
2 Big chances 2
49 Attacks 156
1 Corners 11
6 Fouls 10
10 Free kicks 6
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
7 Goal kicks 2
19 Throw-ins 26
All statistics
10/1953% Aerial duels 9/1947%
38 Backward passes 107
3 Blocked shots 5
41 Clearances 16
1/425% Crosses 5/3415%
9/2143% Dribbles 8/1844%
0.60 Expected assists 0.81
57 Failed passes 62
3 Goalkeeper saves 2
9 Interceptions 6
6 Key passes 10
12/3633% Long passes 28/4168%
27 Passes into the final third 217
111 Passes in the opposition half 470
202 Passes in own half 174
0.50 Shot accuracy 0.31
2 Shots from outside the box 10
6 Shots inside the box 6
12/1867% Tackles 11/2055%
309 Total passes 610

Line-ups

Cyprus

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Fabiano 1
2 Kostas Pileas 2
3 Nikolas Panagiotou 3
4 Hector Matthew Kyprianou 4
15 L. Konomis 15
10 Loizos Loizou 10
16 P. Andrew 16
20 Grigoris Kastanos 20
23 Marcus Edwards 23
9 Ioannis Pittas 9
11 Andronikos Kakoullis 11
Substitutes
# Player number
12 Antreas Paraskevas 12
22 Neofytos Michail 22
5 Evagoras Antoniou 5
6 Andreas Schikis 6
14 Giorgos Malekkidis 14
17 A. Christos 17
8 Charalambos Kyriakou 8
13 Ioannis Kosti 13
18 Kostakis Artymatas 18
7 Angelos Neophytou 7
19 Stavros Georgiou 19
21 Marinos Tzionis 21
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Armenia

Starting XI
# Player number
12 Arsen Beglaryan 12
3 Erik Piloyan 3
4 G. Arutyunyan 4
21 Nair Tiknizyan 21
22 Erik Simonyan 22
2 Artem Bandikyan 2
8 Karlen Hovhannisyan 8
10 Eduard Spertsyan 10
7 Edgar Sevikyan 7
14 Gor Manvelyan 14
17 A. Garibyan 17
Substitutes
# Player number
1 A. Mishiev 1
16 Gor Matinyan 16
5 A. Petrosyan 5
13 Khariton Ayvazyan 13
20 Davit Terteryan 20
6 Ugochukwu Iwu 6
9 Narek Aghasaryan 9
15 Karen Nalbandyan 15
19 Karen Muradyan 19
11 Narek Grigoryan 11
18 Artur Miranyan 18
23 N. Hovhannisyan 23
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Match prediction: Cyprus — Armenia

Win: Cyprus

Confidence 55%

Reasoning

  • Кипр — 3. place, 1 points after 2 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
  • Армения — 2. place, 3 points after 2 games (1 wins, 1 losses)
  • Кипр, last 5 games: 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 losses
  • Армения, last 5 games: 1 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
  • Head-to-head: 1 games, Кипр — 0, 1 draws, Армения — 0
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