Cyprus 1-3 Bulgaria - December 14, 1996 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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CYP
23' - Goal
Emil Kostadinov
29' - Goal
Charalambos Pittas29
34' - Goal
Krasimir Balakov
CYP
46' - Substitution
Costakis Panayiis substituted by Neophytos Larkou46
46' - Substitution
Borislav Mihailovis substituted by Zdravko Zdravkov
61' - Substitution
Aristos Aristocleousis substituted by Georgios Theodotou61
61' - Substitution
Georgi Donkovis substituted by Kostadin Vidolov
70' - Goal
Ilian Iliev
78' - Substitution
Radostin Kishishevis substituted by Georgi Antonov
80' - Substitution
Costas Malekkosis substituted by Panikos Xiourouppas80
BUL
BUL
Team line-ups
Cyprus
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Nikos Panagiotou | 26 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Georgios Christodoulou | 31 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Charalambos Pittas | 29 | 30 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Demetris Ioannou | 28 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Andreas Andreou | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Aristos Aristocleous | 61 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Costakis Panayi | 46 | 30 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Marios Christodoulou | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Costas Malekkos | 80 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yiannos Ioannou | 30 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Sinisa Gogic | 33 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
26.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
15
Bulgaria
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Borislav Mihailov | 46 | 33 | 88 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Radostin Kishishev | 78 | 22 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Tzanko Tzvetanov | 26 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Trifon Ivanov | 31 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gocho Guintchev | 27 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Krasimir Balakov | 34 | 30 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ilian Iliev | 70 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Anatoli Nankov | 27 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Georgi Donkov | 61 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ivaylo Yordanov | 28 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Emil Kostadinov | 23 | 29 | 59 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
35
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Georgios Theodotou | 61 | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Neophytos Larkou | 46 | 30 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Panikos Xiourouppas | 80 | 28 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Zdravko Zdravkov | 46 | 26 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Georgi Antonov | 78 | 26 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kostadin Vidolov | 61 | 26 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Costas Malekkos
IN
Klimis Alexandrou
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Krasimir Balakov
IN
Marian Hristov
OUT
Borislav Mihailov
IN
Zdravko Zdravkov
OUT
Tzanko Tzvetanov
IN
Ivaylo Petkov
OUT
Trifon Ivanov
IN
Daniel Borimirov
OUT
Ilian Iliev
IN
Kostadin Vidolov
OUT
Georgi Donkov
IN
Zlatko Yankov
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
43
51
Success rate in this team:
22 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
32 %
Michaelides vs Bulgaria
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Michaelides vs Bonev
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
49
4
Success rate in this team:
75 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
44 %
Bonev vs Cyprus
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Bonev vs Michaelides
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
John Rowbotham
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Cyprus1 match | General total | Bulgaria1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Cyprus1 match | Season total | Bulgaria1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on December 14, 1996 | Latest figure on December 14, 1996 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
Cyprus keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a draw in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 14/04/1993). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 02/11/1988-13/02/1993 time period (12 matches).
Cyprus keeps its 3 consecutive losses at home running (since 08/05/1973). It's a record streak. The first of history
It's the first time in his career that Ilian Iliev scores at least 1 goals during the same game vs in his professional career
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DCyprus 1-1 Belgium15/11/1995 | VCyprus 1-0 Estonia20/02/1996 | VCyprus 1-0 Latvia12/03/1996 | LCyprus 0-2 Georgia27/03/1996 | DCyprus 1-1 Kuwait08/10/1996 | VCyprus 2-0 Israel10/11/1996 |
| Overall | LCyprus 0-2 Georgia27/03/1996 | LIceland 2-1 Cyprus05/06/1996 | DPoland 2-2 Cyprus27/08/1996 | LRussia 4-0 Cyprus01/09/1996 | DCyprus 1-1 Kuwait08/10/1996 | VCyprus 2-0 Israel10/11/1996 |
Current form
| Away | LEngland 1-0 Bulgaria27/03/1996 | DSlovakia 0-0 Bulgaria24/04/1996 | LIsrael 2-1 Bulgaria01/09/1996 | VLuxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria08/10/1996 | LSaudi Arabia 1-0 Bulgaria06/11/1996 | VThailand 0-4 Bulgaria08/11/1996 |
| Overall | VBulgaria 1-0 Romania13/06/1996 | LFrance 3-1 Bulgaria18/06/1996 | LIsrael 2-1 Bulgaria01/09/1996 | VLuxembourg 1-2 Bulgaria08/10/1996 | LSaudi Arabia 1-0 Bulgaria06/11/1996 | VThailand 0-4 Bulgaria08/11/1996 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 6 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
|
2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.5 |
Betting aid
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
7 |
|
1 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Sinisa Gogic | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Krasimir Balakov | |
| Sinisa Gogic | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 goals | Krasimir Balakov | |
| Sinisa Gogic | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 2 penalties | Krasimir Balakov | |
| Sinisa Gogic | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | 2 penalties | Krasimir Balakov | |
| Sinisa Gogic | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Krasimir Balakov | |
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
9 ga
Away
0 gf
2 ga
Neutral ground
1 gf
4 ga
Total
2 gf
15 ga
Historical head to head
Home
2 gf
0 ga
Away
9 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
4 gf
1 ga
Total
15 gf
2 ga
Largest victory
No success yetLargest victory
| Overall | 4 - 0 |
November 19, 1972 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
November 19, 1972 |
Latest head to head
January 30, 1977 - Rencontres amicales 1977
February 06, 1974 - Rencontres amicales 1974
November 18, 1973 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
January 28, 1973 - Rencontres amicales 1973
November 19, 1972 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1974
Best historical scorers against Bulgaria
|
Gregory Savva | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
|
Charis Kantzilieris | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
Best historical scorers against Cyprus
 |
Hristo Bonev | 5 goals | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Georgi Denev | 4 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Atanas Mihaylov | 2 goals | 1972 - 1973 |
|
Bojil Kolev | 2 goals | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Pavel Panov | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
 |
Kiril Milanov | 1 goal | 1977 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Bulgaria
|
Stavros Stylianou | 5 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Panikos Euthimiadis | 4 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Kallis Konstantinou | 4 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Mihalakis Mihail | 3 matches | 1973 - 1974 |
|
Lakis Theodorou | 3 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Stefanis Mihail | 3 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Cyprus
|
Bojil Kolev | 5 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Hristo Bonev | 5 matches | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Georgi Denev | 4 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Ivan Stoyanov | 4 matches | 1972 - 1974 |
|
Kiril Ivkov | 3 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
 |
Petko Petkov | 3 matches | 1973 - 1974 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 1996
October 08, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 15, 1996
March 29, 1997
March 31, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 08, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 07, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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