EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS GSP - Sunday 16 November 2014 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Group B - Matchday -9 Andorra Last updated 12/07/2021 17:19CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Okkas 10, 18, Agathocleous 43, 15/11/2000 QR (GS) Cyprus - Andorra 5-0 Limassol Christodoulou 73, Špoljarić 90 (P) González 45, Ildefons Lima 52; 02/09/2000 QR (GS) Andorra - Cyprus 2-3 Andorra la Vella Konstantinou 25 (P), 90, Agathocleous 77

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Cyprus ------Andorra ------FIFA* Cyprus 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 8 2 Andorra 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 2 8 Friendlies Cyprus ------1 1 0 0 1 0 Andorra ------1 0 0 1 0 1 Total Cyprus 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 3 3 0 0 9 2 Andorra 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 3 0 0 3 2 9 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match background

With three wins out of three so far against Andorra, Cyprus will be hoping their good run continues as the sides reconvene in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group B. Match background • Cyprus have won all three of their senior encounters with Andorra, scoring six without reply in their two home meetings – the most recent of them a 1-0 friendly win in on 11 August 2010. • Their only previous competitive meetings were in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Andorra threatened an upset in their first encounter on 2 September 2000; they led 2-1 after 52 minutes, only for Cyprus to reply and win the game with a Michalis Constantinou goal at the death. Cyprus won the return fixture 5-0 on 15 November 2000. • Current Andorra coach Koldo Alvarez – and indeed long-serving captain Óscar Sonejee – both featured in both of those games. • The nations' two meetings in UEFA age-limit competitions produced a 5-0 win for Cyprus and a 0-0 draw.

3 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Squad list

Cyprus Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Antonis Giorgallides 30/01/1982 32 Omonia - 2 0 0 0 56 - - Tasos Kissas 18/01/1988 26 APOEL - 1 0 0 0 11 - Ethnikos - Giorgos Loizou 25/02/1992 22 - 0 0 0 0 - - Achnas Defenders AEK - Elias Charalambous 25/09/1980 34 - 0 0 0 0 65 - Larnaca - Giorgos Merkis 30/07/1984 30 Apollon - 3 0 0 0 29 - - Angelis Angelis 31/05/1989 25 Apollon - 1 0 0 0 9 - - Marios Antoniades 14/05/1990 24 APOEL - 3 0 0 0 5 - - Jason Demetriou 18/11/1987 26 Anorthosis - 0 0 0 0 23 - - Valentinos Sielis 01/03/1990 24 AEL - 1 0 0 0 11 - - Kostas Laifis 19/05/1993 21 Anorthosis - 0 0 0 0 - - Midfielders - Nektarios Alexandrou 19/12/1983 30 APOEL - 3 0 0 0 29 - - Stathis Aloneftis 29/03/1983 31 APOEL - 1 0 0 0 58 10 - Marios Nikolaou 04/10/1983 31 AEL - 3 0 0 0 44 1 - Vincent Laban 09/09/1984 30 Astra * 3 1 0 0 16 2 - George Efrem 05/07/1989 25 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 26 - - Kostakis Artymatas 15/04/1993 21 APOEL - 0 0 0 0 5 - Forwards - Dimitris Christofi 28/09/1988 26 Sion - 3 2 0 0 35 5 - Georgios Kolokoudias 03/05/1989 25 Ayia Napa - 0 0 0 0 4 - Nea - Constantinos Mintikkis 14/07/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 - - Salamis - Andreas Papathanasiou 03/10/1983 31 Ermis - 1 0 0 0 6 - - Pieros Sotiriou 13/01/1993 21 APOEL - 2 0 0 0 11 - AEK - Nestor Mytidis 01/06/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 12 - Larnaca - Antreas Makris 27/11/1995 18 Anorthosis - 1 0 0 0 3 - Coach - Charalampos Christodoulou 17/10/1967 47 - 3 0 0 0 6 -

4 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia

Andorra Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ferran Pol 28/02/1983 31 FC Andorra - 3 0 0 0 13 - - Hugo Do Paço 10/06/1984 30 Ordino - 0 0 0 0 - - - Josep Gomes 03/12/1985 28 Pennoise - 0 0 0 0 32 - Defenders - Óscar Sonejee 26/03/1976 38 Lusitans - 1 0 0 0 98 4 FC Santa - Ildefons Lima 10/12/1979 34 - 3 2 0 0 89 9 Coloma - Adrià Rodrigues 14/08/1988 26 Salamantino - 0 0 0 0 9 - UE Santa - Jordi Rubio 01/11/1987 27 - 3 0 0 0 22 - Coloma - Emili Garcia 11/01/1989 25 Pennoise - 3 0 0 0 28 - - Moisés San Nicolás 17/09/1993 21 Ordino - 1 0 0 0 10 - Midfielders FC Santa - Marc Pujol 21/08/1982 32 - 1 0 0 0 64 2 Coloma - Josep Ayala 08/04/1980 34 FC Andorra - 3 0 0 0 76 1 FC Santa - Gabriel Riera 05/06/1985 29 - 3 0 0 0 28 1 Coloma - Marc Vales 04/04/1990 24 Zaragoza - 3 0 0 0 34 - - Marcio Vieira 10/10/1984 30 Monzón * 3 0 0 0 57 - - Edu Peppe 28/01/1983 31 FC Andorra - 2 0 0 0 17 - - Marc Ferré 11/01/1994 20 FC Andorra - 0 0 0 0 - - UE Santa - Victor Rodríguez 07/09/1987 27 - 0 0 0 0 - - Coloma - Aaron Sanchez 05/06/1996 18 Lleida - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Ivan Lorenzo 15/04/1986 28 Mollerussa * 3 0 0 0 22 - - Marc Garcia 21/03/1988 26 Rubi - 1 0 0 0 20 - - Sergio Moreno 25/11/1987 26 Gzira - 1 0 0 0 1 - FC Santa - Cristian Martínez 16/10/1989 25 - 3 0 0 0 28 1 Coloma - Sebastiàn Gómez 01/11/1983 31 FC Andorra - 0 0 0 0 24 - Coach - Koldo Alvarez 04/09/1970 44 - 3 0 0 0 34 -

5 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Head coach Charalambos Christodoulou Date of birth: 17 October 1967 Nationality: Cypriot Playing career: Doxa Katokopia FC, FC, AEK Larnaca FC Coaching career: Doxa Katokopia FC, Olympiakos Nicosia FC, AEL Limassol FC, Anorthosis Famagusta FC • Had a modest career as a defensive midfielder in Cyprus, playing for second-tier Doxa between 1985 and 1989, before a five-year stint with Olympiakos where he reached the 1991 final. He finished his playing days with a solitary season at Larnaca. • Moved into coaching aged 39 and immediately steered Doxa to promotion to the top flight, where they stayed throughout Christodoulou's tenure. Earned a reputation for tactical astuteness and an eye for talent in the Portuguese lower leagues. • Guided Olympiakos to sixth in the First Division during his only campaign at the helm. Was rewarded with a switch to AEL, whom he led to a first Cypriot league title since 1968. Also took them to the 2012 Cypriot Cup final, where they suffered a 1-0 defeat by AC Omonia. • His side were ten minutes from the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League group stage, but RSC Anderlecht struck two late goals to send AEL into the UEFA Europa League. Left the club by mutual consent in October 2012. • Christodoulou's most recent post was a caretaker role at Anorthosis at the end of 2012/13, before his appointment as successor to Cyprus coach Nikos Nioplias in January 2014. Koldo Alvarez Date of birth: 4 September 1970 Nationality: Andorran Playing career: Club Atlético de Madrid, CD Toledo, UD Salamanca, FC Andorra (twice), CF Balaguer Coaching career: Andorra • A reserve goalkeeper at Atlético, Koldo came through the club's youth ranks and lifted the Copa del Rey with the Spanish side in 1991/92. • Leaving the capital in search of first-team football, Koldo played for Toledo before winning promotion to the Spanish second division with Salamanca in 1993/94. • Signed for FC Andorra in the summer of 1994, dividing his time between playing for the club's first team and acting as a youth coach with the national Under-17, U19 and U21 sides. • Capped 79 times by Andorra before his retirement following a 6-0 loss to England at Wembley in June 2009. Named his country's best player of the last 50 years by the Andorran Football Federation (FAF). • Took over as coach of the national team in February 2010 after the departure of David Rodrigo, though his side finished bottom of their qualifying groups for UEFA EURO 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

6 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match officials

Referee Mark Clattenburg (ENG) Assistant referees Simon Beck (ENG) , Jake Collin (ENG) Additional assistant referees Andre Marriner (ENG) , Jonathan Moss (ENG) Fourth official Simon Bennett (ENG) UEFA Delegate Ralph Aubry (NIR) UEFA Referee observer Ioannis Tsachilidis (GRE)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Mark Clattenburg 13/03/1975 4 52

Mark Clattenburg Referee since: 1990 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2006

Tournaments: 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2012 Olympic Games, 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Finals 2014 UEFA Super Cup 2012 Olympic Games

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 03/09/2010 EURO QR Portugal Cyprus 4-4 Guimaraes

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 27/07/2006 UEL 1QR AC Omonia HNK Rijeka 2-1 Nicosia 16/07/2009 UEL 2QR Anorthosis Famagusta FC OFK Petrovac 2-1 Larnaca 03/09/2010 EURO QR Portugal Cyprus 4-4 Guimaraes

7 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Competition facts

8 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Match-by-match lineups Cyprus

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Ibišević 6, 1-1 Christofi 45, 1-2 Christofi 73 Cyprus: Giorgallides, Dossa Júnior, Merkis, Aloneftis (46 Charalambides), Kyriakou, Christofi, Makridis (83 Sielis), Laban, Antoniades, Efrem (71 Alexandrou), Nikolaou Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Cyprus 1-2 Israel Goals: 0-1 Damari 38, 0-2 Ben Haim 45, 1-2 Makridis 67 Cyprus: Giorgallides, Dossa Júnior, Merkis, Christofi, Charalambides (46 Sotiriou), Makridis, Laban, Antoniades, Stylianou (46 Kyriakou), Makris (70 Alexandrou), Nikolaou Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Wales 2-1 Cyprus Goals: 1-0 Cotterrill 13, 2-0 Robson-Kanu 23, 2-1 Laban 36 Cyprus: Kissas, Dossa Júnior (29 Angeli (85 Papathanasiou)), Merkis, Kyriakou, Christofi, Makridis, Laban, Antoniades, Efrem, Sotiriou, Nikolaou (68 Alexandrou) Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Cyprus-Andorra Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Belgium-Cyprus Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Andorra-Cyprus Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Cyprus-Wales Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Cyprus-Belgium Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Israel-Cyprus Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Cyprus-Bosnia and Herzegovina Andorra

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (09/09/2014) Andorra 1-2 Wales Goals: 1-0 Ildefons Lima 6 (P) , 1-1 Bale 22, 1-2 Bale 81 Andorra: Ferran Pol, C. Martínez (83 Sonejee), Vales, Emili Garcia, Ildefons Lima, Riera, Peppe (53 M. Vieira), Ayala (86 Juli Sánchez), Lorenzo, Maneiro, Rubio Matchday 2 (10/10/2014) Belgium 6-0 Andorra Goals: 1-0 De Bruyne 31 (P) , 2-0 De Bruyne 34, 3-0 Chadli 37, 4-0 Origi 59, 5-0 Mertens 65, 6-0 Mertens 68 Andorra: Ferran Pol, C. Martínez (78 Moreno), Vales, Emili Garcia, Ildefons Lima, M. Vieira, Riera (72 Marc Garcia), M. San Nicolás, Ayala, Maneiro, Rubio (61 Lorenzo) Matchday 3 (13/10/2014) Andorra 1-4 Israel Goals: 0-1 Damari 3, 1-1 Ildefons Lima 15 (P) , 1-2 Damari 41, 1-3 Damari 82, 1-4 Hemed 90+6 (P) Andorra: Ferran Pol, C. Martínez, Vales, Emili Garcia, Ildefons Lima (40 Ayala), M. Vieira, Riera, Peppe (83 Juan

9 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Toscano), Lorenzo, Maneiro, Rubio (70 Pujol) Matchday 4 (16/11/2014) Cyprus-Andorra Matchday 5 (28/03/2015) Andorra-Bosnia and Herzegovina Matchday 6 (12/06/2015) Andorra-Cyprus Matchday 7 (03/09/2015) Israel-Andorra Matchday 8 (06/09/2015) Bosnia and Herzegovina-Andorra Matchday 9 (10/10/2015) Andorra-Belgium Matchday 10 (13/10/2015) Wales-Andorra

10 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Cyprus History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 4-0: Cyprus v San Marino, 10/02/99 Qualifying loss 8-0: Spain v Cyprus, 08/09/99 8-0: Netherlands v Cyprus, 28/10/87 Overall appearances 31: 27: Charalambos Pittas 23: Nikos Pantziaras 23: Constantinos Charalambides 22: Yiannakis Yiangoudakis 21: 21: Nicos Panagiotou 20: Georgios Savvides 20: Constantinos Makridis Overall goals 10: Ioannis Okkas 8: Michalis Konstantinou 4: Stathis Aloneftis 4: Milenko Špoljarić 3: Marios Agathocleous 3: Constantinos Charalambides

UEFA European Championship records: Andorra History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify Qualifying win N/A Qualifying defeat 7-0: Croatia v Andorra, 07/10/06 Overall appearances 34: Óscar Sonejee 31: Manolo Jiménez 30: Koldo Álvarez 30: Josep Ayala

11 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia 27: Ildefons Lima 26: Justo Ruiz 25: Txema Garcia 25: Juli Sánchez 25: Marcio Vieira Overall goals 2: Ildefons Lima 1: Justo Ruiz 1: Jesús Lucendo 1: Emiliano González 1: Antoni Lima 1: Julià Fernández 1: Fernando Silva 1: Cristian Martínez

12 Cyprus - Andorra Sunday 16 November 2014 - 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Match press kit GSP, Nicosia Legend

:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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