Latvia vs Cyprus, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

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Latvia are hosting Cyprus at Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Grigoris Kastanos.
3': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
3': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
6': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
6': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
12': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
12': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
14': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
14': Handball by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
14': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for handball.
16': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
16': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Attempt blocked. Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
17': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia).
17': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Rihards Matrevics.
18': Attempt blocked. Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
18': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Roberts Uldrikis.
18': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
20': Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
20': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Nick Tsaroulla.
21': Attempt blocked. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Deniss Melniks.
27': Attempt missed. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgos Malekkides with a cross.
28': Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
28': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Eduards Emsis (Latvia).
29': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
31': Foul by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).
31': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Antonijs Cernomordijs.
35': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
36': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Lukass Vapne.
37': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
37': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross.
40': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
40': Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
42': Attempt missed. Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Loizos Loizou with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia).
42': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Lukass Vapne (Latvia).
43': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Foul by Lukass Vapne (Latvia).
44': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Giorgos Malekkides.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Edwards with a cross.
45'+1': First Half ends, Latvia 0, Cyprus 0.
45': Second Half begins Latvia 0, Cyprus 0.
47': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
47': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Ioannis Pittas.
49': Eduards Emsis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
51': Attempt missed. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
52': Dmitrijs Zelenkovs (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
54': Foul by Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia).
54': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
55': Attempt missed. Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs.
59': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
60': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
60': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
61': Attempt missed. Giorgos Malekkides (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a cross following a corner.
61': Offside, Cyprus. Giorgos Malekkides is caught offside.
62': Dennis Cirkin (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
62': Foul by Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus).
62': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Attempt missed. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
64': Attempt missed. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dmitrijs Zelenkovs with a cross.
65': Foul by Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia).
65': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Nick Tsaroulla (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
69': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Attempt missed. Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
72': Attempt saved. Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia). Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
72': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Andrejs Ciganiks.
73': Foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia).
73': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Attempt saved. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Rihards Matrevics (Latvia).
74': Substitution, Cyprus. Marinos Tzionis replaces Loizos Loizou.
74': Substitution, Cyprus. Hector Kyprianou replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
75': Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus).
78': Substitution, Latvia. Eduards Daskevics replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
78': Substitution, Latvia. Markuss Strods replaces Eduards Emsis.
80': Lukass Vapne (Latvia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus).
80': Attempt blocked. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eduards Daskevics.
80': Corner, Latvia. Conceded by Konstantinos Sotiriou.
81': Attempt blocked. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
81': Foul by Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia).
81': Hector Kyprianou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Pittas.
85': Substitution, Cyprus. Kostas Pileas replaces Nick Tsaroulla.
86': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Ioannis Kosti.
86': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
87': Attempt missed. Deniss Melniks (Latvia) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross following a set piece situation.
88': Antonijs Cernomordijs (Latvia) is shown the yellow card.
88': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
89': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Roberts Savalnieks.
90': Attempt blocked. Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Marcus Edwards (Cyprus) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kostas Pileas.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Latvia 0, Cyprus 0.
0': Match ends, Latvia 0, Cyprus 0.

Statistics

CYP		LVA
12	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	0
11	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	5
67	Possession	33
18	SHOTS	8
5	ON GOAL	0
0.3	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
471	Accurate Passes	204
530	Passes	264
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	4
36	Crosses	13
0.2	Cross %	0.3
42	Long Balls	43
22	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
8	Effective Tackles	5
14	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	5
11	Effective Clearances	33
11	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Skonto Stadions
Location: Riga, Latvia
Attendance: 6,069

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Montenegro	4	+3	10
2	Cyprus	4	+2	7
3	Armenia	4	-1	4
4	Latvia	4	-4	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Latvia (5-3-2)

No.	Name
23	Rihards Matrevics (GK)
5	Antonijs Cernomordijs
3	Dennis Cirkin
21	Deniss Melniks
14	Andrej Ciganiks
11	Roberts Savalnieks
8	Eduards Emsis
10	Lukass Vapne
15	Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
20	Roberts Uldrikis
9	Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Latvia Substitutes:

Danila Patijcuks, Albert Aleksanjan, Nils Purins, Maksims Tonisevs, Frenks Orols, Oskars Vientiess, Eduards Daskevics, Daniels Balodis, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Kristers Cudars, Raivis Andris Jurkovskis, Markuss Strods.

Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Fabiano (GK)
3	Nikolas Panagiotou
5	Costas Soteriou
14	Giorgos Malekkides
17	Nicholas Tsaroulla
13	Ioannis Kosti
20	Grigoris Kastanos
18	Kostakis Artymatas
9	Ioannis Pittas
10	Loizos Loizou
23	Marcus Edwards

Cyprus Substitutes:

Panagiotis Andreou, Marinos Tzionis, Hector Kyprianou, Joël Mall, Angelos Neophytou, Andronikos Kakoulis, Stavros Georgiou, Kostas Pileas, Leonidas Konomis, Andreas Christou, Neophytos Michael, Charis Kyriakou.

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