CYPRUS – France: 0-0
16th: More light at the stadium!! Quite an eccentric scene but the match will be interrupted while the spotlights are put back on.
15e : Oh opportunity for Cyprus ! And what a ball dived again towards Koutsakos who tries to tackle the ball on the fall. It misses the point.
13th: Small mistake from Enzo Millot who was fooled by a fine dribble from Vrontis.
12th: Cyprus’ response with Shikkis coming to provoke on the right. Belocian resists but offers a touch 25m from his goal.
10th: The post for Lepenant!!! A messy situation in the Cypriot area with Tchaouna accelerating but the ball falls to the feet of the Nantes player who finds the post before obtaining a corner.
9th: A man to also follow this evening: Enzo Millot, captain of this Espoirs selection. The Stuttgart midfielder (22 years old) continues his progress, to the point of already attracting attention from the A selection and Didier Deschamps.
8th: First opportunity for Cyprus. Superb dive ball from Foti for Koutsakos who arrives in the area. Remains imposes itself with authority.
7th: We hear Gaël Clichy asking Malo Gusto to position himself even higher on the pitch. The same for Jeanuel Belocian, who nevertheless has a more defensive profile.
6th: As in the first leg a year ago in Grenoble, the Cypriots are deprived of the ball. One-way possession.
4e : Huge opportunity for the Bleuets!!! Gusto overflows on the right and crosses to the 2nd post where Tchaouna tries a left shot that is a little too cross.
3rd: First start this evening for Loum Tchaouna (21 years old). The Lazio player goes off a lot at the start of the match.
2nd: First big sequence from the French who move up the block as the ball circulates. But on a loss of ball, the Cypriots plan but are quickly stopped by Lukeba.
1st: Let’s go for this match between Cyprus and the France Espoirs team! The Bleuets (in white) kick off.
6:27 p.m.: The players enter the pitch, perfect weather with 25° and a dry climate.
18h25 : Et le 11 des Cypriotes et un 3-5-2 : Kyriakou – Christodoulou, Angelopoulos, Vikoros – Neofytou, Satsias, Vrontis, Andreou, Shikkis – Koutsakos, Foti.
18h24 : The composition of the France Espoirs team with a 4-3-3 and the tenure of a brilliant Hugo Ekitike at the start of the season: Remains – Belocian, Lukeba, Kouassi, Gusto – Millot (cap), Lepenant, Doukouré – Akliouche, Ekitike, Tchaouna.
6:23 p.m.: Les Bleuets are deprived of Désiré Doué (PSG), Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich) and Rayan Cherki (Lyon) injured.
6:22 p.m.: Last with 2 points and no match won, Cyprus has nothing left to hope for in this qualifying phase.
6:20 p.m.: In the first leg, the Bleuets won comfortably against the Cypriots (9-0) with doubles from Kalimuendo, Cherki and Tel.
6:19 p.m.: As a reminder, all the first group winners will qualify for the Euro, and the 3 best teams second in the group will also advance to the final phase. The other 2nds will play in the play-offs.
6:17 p.m.: Surprised by the departure of Thierry Henry after Olympic silver, the French team resumed with Gérald Baticle last September and a draw against Austria (1-1) and a victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina .
6:14 p.m.: The Bleuets must win to try to qualify directly for the Euro. 2nd (13 points) behind Slovenia (16 points with one more match), Gerarld Baticle’s men will perhaps play a Group H final on Tuesday against Austria in Nancy.
6:13 p.m.: Hello everyone! Delighted to bring you the meeting between Cyprus and the France Espoirs team! 9th and penultimate day of qualifying for Euro 2025. Kick-off at 6:30 p.m. at Ethnikos Achnas.
LIVE CYPRUS/FRANCE ESPOIRS – EURO 2025 QUALIFICATION – 6:30 p.m. – Ethnikos Achnas (Achna)
