Match Events
- -5′Malta, yellow card:
- 6′Cyprus, goal:1–0F. Papoulisassist
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Malta, substitution:off
- 53′Malta, goal:1–1assist
- 57′Malta, substitution:off
- 58′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 61′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 71′Malta, substitution:off
- 71′Malta, substitution:off
- 79′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 79′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 80′Malta, yellow card:Argument
- 80′Cyprus, goal:2–1assist
- 82′Malta, substitution:
- 86′Cyprus, substitution:offF. Papoulis
- 86′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 90+1′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 90+7′Cyprus, yellow card:Foul
- 90+8′Malta, goal:2–2assist
- Full-time2 – 2
Lineups
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Cyprus
3-4-3
6.89
Average match ratingCyprus +0.11
6.78
Malta
3-4-2-1
Referee
Dennis Higler
AEK Arena - George Karapatakis
Key Stats
47%Possession53%
–Expected Goals–
13Shots10
5Shots on Target3
1Corners4
81%Pass Accuracy79%
Top Performers
Best rated
Goals
personF. Papoulis1 goal
1 goalAssists
Player Ratings
Cyprus
Malta
Match report
Cyprus vs Malta — the facts
Cyprus and Malta drew 2–2 (half-time 1–0).
Cyprus met Malta in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 8). Kick-off was Monday, 11 October 2021, 16:00 UTC at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis. Referee: Dennis Higler.
Team pages: Cyprus · Malta · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 6' Goal: F. Papoulis (assist: Charalambos Kyriakou) — 1–0
- 53' Goal: Zach Muscat (assist: Stephen Pisani) — 1–1
- 80' Goal: Pieros Sotiriou (assist: Ioannis Pittas) — 2–1
- 90+8' Goal: Jurgen Degabriele (assist: Teddy Teuma) — 2–2
Starting line-ups
Cyprus (3-4-3)
- 22 Neofytos Michael
- 3 M. Antoniades
- 16 K. Sotiriou
- 14 Stélios Andreou
- 4 Nicholas Ioannou
- 20 Grigoris Kastanos
- 8 Charalambos Kyriakou
- 7 Marios Demetriou
- 15 F. Papoulis
- 10 Pieros Sotiriou
- 17 Loizos Loizou
Malta (3-4-2-1)
About this match
On this page: the Cyprus vs Malta final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Cyprus and Malta team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.