Cyprus beat Greece 1-0 in the fifth round of the second group of the third category of the League of Nations. It was the first defeat of the “white-blue” in the League of Nations this year, and Timur Ketspay’s team scored the first three points.

Greece, top of the group, will close out their commitment at home against Northern Ireland. The match will take place on Tuesday, September 27, at the “Rizoupolis” stadium.

Greece missed the first important moment of the game in the 4th minute when Duvikas disappeared at close range. Gustavo Poyet’s team moved the ball but couldn’t threaten easily.

The hosts missed a great moment. In the 17th minute, Loizou received the ball after a pleasant cooperation, but missed from close range.

Already at the next stage, Timur Ketspay’s wards opened the scoring. Zionis went in front of Vlachodimos after a pass from Kastanos and beat the opposing goalkeeper. It was the first goal conceded by Greece in the Nations League this year.

The White-Blues missed a great opportunity in the 20th minute when Panagis took Pelkas out for a corner. 23 numbers minute Sotiriou took advantage of the error of the Greek defense, but Vlachodimos scored his place in the corner. In the last quarter of the first half, the pace dropped noticeably. In the 43rd minute, Pelkas headed in and Panagi blocked with ease.

In the 46th minute, Cyprus made the score 2-0, but the goal was not counted due to the hand of Castanos. At 63 1 minute Masouras entered the opponent’s zone, but Roberges took a corner.

Moments later, Gustavo Poyet’s team had a great chance. Fontas made a great volley outside the penalty area, Panagi hit the ball and then hit the post.

At 72 A minute Ioannidis entered the penalty area after a mistake by Castanos, but Panagi stopped him, sending him for a corner. At 86 For a minute, Tsimikas gave a beautiful pass to Masura with Roberges’ cut. A little later, Fuda’s goal was not counted due to offside.

Cyprus (Ketspaia): Panagi, Ioannou (Antoniadis, 76), Katelaris, Roberges, Andreu, Artimatas, Castanos (Gogits, 75), Kyriakou, Zionis (Karo, 64), Luazou (Charalambus, 58), Sotiriou (Kakulis, 75).

Greece (Poyet): Vlachodimos, Tsimikas, Hatzidiakos, Mavropanos, Baldok, Kurbelis (Hatzigiovanis, 77), Siopis (Buchalakis, 46), Bakasetas (Ioannidis, 58), Pelkas (Alexandropoulos, 78), Masouras, Douvikas (Funtas, 46).