Cyprus 2-2 Bosnia-Herzegovina

Timeline

Anderson Correia
9'
10'
Nikola Katic0-1
29'
Nihad Mujakic
36'
Neophytos Michael0-2

Game leaders

Cyprus

Total ShotsI. Pittas3
Accurate PassesS. Andreou85
SavesN. Michael5

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Total ShotsE. Bajraktarevic4
Accurate PassesT. Muharemovic29
SavesN. Vasilj1

Stats

CyprusBosnia-Herz

Possession

64%

36%

14Shots14

3Shots on target6

4Blocked shots3

Match info

Kick-off: Thursday 9 October
Venue: AEK Arena · Larnaca, Cyprus
Referee: Lawrence Visser
Attendance: 2,355
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Form

CyprusDLLDL

L@Bosnia-Herzegovina2-1
D@Bulgaria2-2
L@Romania2-0

CyprusBosnia-Herz

Possession

64%

36%

14Shots14

3Shots on target6

4Blocked shots3

3Corners

Bosnia-Herzegovina4-2-3-1

1Vasilj

7Dedic

18⚽Katic

2↓Mujakic

Match ends, Cyprus 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.
90'+12'
Second Half ends, Cyprus 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.
90'+12'
Attempt missed. Dino Besirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nail Omerovic.
90'+11'
Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
90'+11'
Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11'
Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Neofytos Michael (Cyprus). Assisted by Esmir Bajraktarevic with a cross.
90'+10'
Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Charalambos Kyriakou.
90'+10'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+9'
Delay in match because of an injury Evangelos Andreou (Cyprus).
90'+6'
Goal! Cyprus 2, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
90'+4'

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Austria	8	6	1	1	:	+18	19
2	Bosnia-Herzegovina	8	5	2	1	:	+10	17

Konstantinos Laifis1-2

45'+1'

45'

Dzenis Burnic

↓ Nihad Mujakic

65'

Esmir Bajraktarevic

↓ Kerim Alajbegovic

65'

Ivan Basic

↓ Armin Gigovic

Kostas Pileas

↓ Anderson Correia

65'

Andronikos Kakoulis

↓ Charalampos Charalampous

72'

Evangelos Andreou

↓ Marinos Tzionis

80'

Nikolas Koutsakos

↓ Loizos Loizou

80'

Charis Kyriakou

↓ Kostakis Artymatas

80'

81'

Benjamin Tahirovic

83'

Nail Omerovic

↓ Amar Memic

90'

Dino Besirovic

↓ Benjamin Tahirovic

Ioannis Pittas2-2

90'+6'

442Accurate passes201

Bosnia-HerzegovinaLWLWW

WvsCyprus2-1
WvsSan Marino1-0
L@Slovenia2-1
W@San Marino6-0
LvsAustria2-1

Head to head

BIH leads series 3-2

24 Mar 25Bosnia-Herzegovina2-1Cyprus
31 Aug 17Cyprus3-2Bosnia-Herzegovina
10 Oct 16Bosnia-Herzegovina2-0Cyprus
13 Oct 15Cyprus2-3Bosnia-Herzegovina
9 Sept 14Bosnia-Herzegovina1-2Cyprus

442Accurate passes201

14Sunjic

6↓Tahirovic

15↓Memic

8↓Gigovic

19↓Alajbegovic

22Michael

19⚽Laifis

7↓Correia

16Andreou

17Shikkis

20Kastanos

18↓Artymatas

21↓Tzionis

5↓Charalampous

10↓Loizou

9⚽Pittas

Substitutes · Cyprus

23Charis Kyriakou↑
14Giorgos Malekkides
6Giannis Satsias
2Kostas Pileas↑
12Panagiotis Kyriakou
4Hector Kyprianou
3Nikolas Panagiotou
13Evangelos Andreou↑
15Nikolas Koutsakos↑
8Ioannis Kousoulos
11Andronikos Kakoulis↑
1Joël Mall

Substitutes · Bosnia-Herzegovina

10Luka Menalo
5Esmir Bajraktarevic↑
3Dennis Hadzikadunic
9Samed Bazdar
17Dzenis Burnic↑
12Osman Hadzikic
23Dino Besirovic↑
20Nail Omerovic↑
16Adrian Leon Barisic
21Haris Tabakovic

VAR Decision: Penalty Cyprus.

90'+3'

Penalty conceded by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) after a foul in the penalty area.

90'+3'

Penalty Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis draws a foul in the penalty area.

90'+2'

Attempt saved. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a cross.

90'+1'

Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Esmir Bajraktarevic.

90'+1'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

90'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dino Besirovic replaces Benjamin Tahirovic.

89'

Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).

89'

Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

87'

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Neofytos Michael.

87'

Attempt saved. Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Neofytos Michael (Cyprus). Assisted by Edin Dzeko.

86'

Attempt saved. Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Cyprus). Assisted by Nail Omerovic.

85'

Foul by Nail Omerovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

85'

Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'

Ivan Basic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84'

Foul by Nikos Koutsakos (Cyprus).

84'

Attempt blocked. Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Evangelos Andreou with a cross.

83'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nail Omerovic replaces Amar Memic.

82'

Attempt blocked. Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

81'

Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

81'

Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

81'

Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

80'

Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Kostakis Artymatas.

80'

Substitution, Cyprus. Nikos Koutsakos replaces Loizos Loizou.

80'

Substitution, Cyprus. Evangelos Andreou replaces Marinos Tzionis.

79'

Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

79'

Attempt blocked. Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andronikos Kakoullis.

78'

Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Foul by Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

77'

Attempt blocked. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

77'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

77'

Andronikos Kakoullis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

76'

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.

75'

Attempt blocked. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.

74'

Attempt missed. Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.

74'

Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).

74'

Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

72'

Attempt missed. Esmir Bajraktarevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.

72'

Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Charalampos Charalampous.

69'

Offside, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas is caught offside.

68'

Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68'

Foul by Ivan Basic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

66'

Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

66'

Foul by Benjamin Tahirovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

65'

Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Anderson Correia.

65'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Basic replaces Armin Gigovic.

65'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Esmir Bajraktarevic replaces Kerim Alajbegovic.

63'

Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card.

63'

Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

61'

Foul by Anderson Correia (Cyprus).

61'

Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

59'

Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

59'

Neofytos Michael (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

59'

Foul by Dzenis Burnic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

58'

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Anderson Correia.

56'

Handball by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).

55'

Foul by Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus).

55'

Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

55'

Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Tarik Muharemovic.

54'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

52'

Delay in match because of an injury Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

52'

Attempt missed. Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kerim Alajbegovic with a cross following a set piece situation.

51'

Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

51'

Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

51'

Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).

50'

Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Foul by Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus).

45'

Substitution, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dzenis Burnic replaces Nihad Mujakic.

45'

Second Half begins Cyprus 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Cyprus 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.

45'+3'

Attempt missed. Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.

45'+1'

Goal! Cyprus 1, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.

45'+1'

Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.

45'

Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

45'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

45'

Anderson Correia (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'

Foul by Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

45'

Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.

43'

Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

41'

Tarik Muharemovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

41'

Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).

40'

Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

40'

Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).

39'

Foul by Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

39'

Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

36'

Own Goal by Neofytos Michael, Cyprus. Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.

35'

Corner, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.

35'

Attempt blocked. Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.

35'

Foul by Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

35'

Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.

33'

Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.

33'

Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Benjamin Tahirovic.

32'

Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos with a through ball.

30'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

29'

Delay in match because of an injury Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).

29'

Nihad Mujakic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

29'

Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

29'

Foul by Nihad Mujakic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

29'

Attempt blocked. Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a headed pass.

28'

Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).

28'

Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

18'

Attempt missed. Ivan Sunjic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

16'

Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

16'

Foul by Amar Dedic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

15'

Nihad Mujakic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

15'

Foul by Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus).

14'

Offside, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou is caught offside.

13'

Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).

13'

Edin Dzeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Goal! Cyprus 0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1. Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

10'

Attempt saved. Nikola Katic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Neofytos Michael (Cyprus).

Anderson Correia (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Anderson Correia (Cyprus).

Amar Memic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).

Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Neofytos Michael (Cyprus). Assisted by Edin Dzeko.

Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis following a fast break.

Attempt missed. Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous following a set piece situation.

Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Kerim Alajbegovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Armin Gigovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Offside, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Armin Gigovic is caught offside.

Offside, Cyprus. Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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