He “touched” the victory, but was equalized in the last minutes of the friendly match at home with Latvia which was held at the “AEK Arena” of Larnaca, Cyprus.
Timur Ketspaja’s team led in 34′ with his goal Pittabut had a passive role for most of the second half and paid for it by conceding the equalizer for the final 1-1 in the 85′.
Loizou missed the first chance for Cyprus in the 24th minute, while in the 25th minute Pitta’s shot was countered and ended up as a corner. In the 34th minute, the home team opened the scoring after individual energy and a cross from him LoizouThe Pittas he threw himself at the far post, sending the ball into the net with projection.
In the 44th minute, Latvia got a penalty, but the Mol saved Gutkowski’s shot, with the visitors having the upper hand in the second half, pressing, wasting chances and finally finding the equalizer in the 85th minute, scored by Chiganics.
Now, for Cyprus, the new home friendly match follows, on Monday 25/3 against Serbia.
The composition of Cyprus (Timur Ketspaja): Moll, Karo, Gogics, Laifis, H. Kyriakou, Korea, Kousoulos (78? Artimatas), D. Spoliarichs (62? Kyprianou), Charalambous (78? Peleas), Loizou (62? Gavriel), Pittas (62? P. Sotiriou).
Source: Sport Fm
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