Cyprus vs Bosnia & Herzegovina
Ref: L. Visser
Match recap
Cyprus and Bosnia & Herzegovina drew 2–2 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Laifis and Pittas scored for Cyprus; Katić and Michael replied for Bosnia & Herzegovina. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.83 for Cyprus versus 1.64 for Bosnia & Herzegovina.
First Half
Correia
Yellow Card
10'
⚽
Katić
29'
Mujakić
Yellow Card
36'
⚽
Michael (OG)
⚽
Laifis
45'
Alajbegović
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Mujakić
Shikkis
Yellow Card
63'
Šunjić
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Alajbegović
65'
⇄
Gigović
⇄
Correia
⇄
Charalampous
⇄
Tzionis
⇄
Artymatas
⇄
Loizou
81'
Tahirović
Yellow Card
83'
⇄
Memić
VAR
Penalty confirmed
90'
⇄
Tahirović
⚽
Pittas
Penalty
Match Statistics
CyprusBosnia & Herzegovina
10Won
Statistical edge
10–4
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.83VS1.64
Attack2 · 3 won
14
Shots
14
3
Shots on target
6
11
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
64%
Possession
36%
516
Total passes
287
442
Accurate passes
201
86%
Pass accuracy
70%
Discipline2 · 1 won
16
Fouls
19
2
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
3
Cyprus
4-2-3-1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1
Cyprus
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5C. CharalampousM
- 7Anderson CorreiaD
- 9I. PittasF
- 10L. LoizouM
- 16S. AndreouD
- 17A. ShikkisD
- 18K. ArtymatasM
- 19K. LaifisD
- 20G. KastanosM
- 21M. TzionisM
- 22N. MichaelG
Substitutes
- 1J. MallG
- 2K. PileasD
- 3N. PanagiotouD
- 4H. KyprianouM
- 6G. SatsiasM
- 8I. KousoulosM
- 11A. KakoullisF
- 12P. KyriakouG
- 13E. AndreouF
- 14G. MalekkidesD
- 15N. KoutsakosF
- 23C. KyriakouM
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. VasiljG
- 2N. MujakićD
- 4T. MuharemovićD
- 6B. TahirovićM
- 7A. DedićD
- 8A. GigovićM
- 11E. DžekoF
- 14I. ŠunjićM
- 15A. MemićM
- 18N. KatićD
- 19Kerim-Sam AlajbegovićM
Substitutes
- 3D. HadžikadunićD
- 5E. BajraktarevicF
- 9S. BaždarF
- 10L. MenaloF
- 12O. HadžikićG
- 13I. BašićM
- 16A. BarišićD
- 17D. BurnićM
- 20N. OmerovićD
- 21H. TabakovićF
- 22M. ZlomislićG
- 23D. BeširovićM
Cyprus
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Laifis | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Grigoris Kastanos | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ioannis Pittas | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Kostakis Artymatas(C) | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Marinos Tzionis | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Loizos Loizou | M | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Antreas Shikkis | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Anderson Correia | D | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stelios Andreou | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Charalampous | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Neofytos Michael | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ioannis Kousoulos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolas Panagiotou | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Mall | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giannis Satsias | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Panagiotis Kyriakou | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giorgos Malekkidis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andronikos Kakoullis | F | 18 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kostas Pileas | D | 25 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nikolas Koutsakos | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charalampos Kyriakou | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Evangelos Andreou | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Katić | D | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Kerim Alajbegović | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Tarik Muharemović | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Memić | M | 83 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Edin Džeko(C) | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0/1 |
| Nihad Mujakić | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Tahirović | M | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/5 |
| Armin Gigović | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Šunjić | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luka Menalo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haris Tabaković | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Hadžikadunić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Leon Barišić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samed Baždar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Zlomislić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osman Hadžikić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Esmir Bajraktarević | F | 25 | 7.3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Dženis Burnić | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Nail Omerović | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Ivan Bašić | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Dino Beširović | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |