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EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS GSP - Nicosia Sunday 16 November 2014 18.00CET (19.00 local time) Cyprus Group B - Matchday -9 Andorra Last updated 12/07/2021 17:19CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 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 Larnaca 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, Olympiakos Nicosia 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 Cypriot Cup 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