Cyprus U21 defeats San Marino U21 for home shutout win

NICOSIA, Cyprus (Interstat) — Cyprus U21 defeated San Marino U21 2-0 on Tuesday, using a first-half goal and a late second-half strike to secure the home win. San Marino U21 finished with 0 goals. Constantinos Poursaitides opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and Kyriacos Kyriacou added the second in the 81st. Kyriacou played the full 90 minutes and scored once, Poursaitides scored before being substituted in the 79th, and Evagoras Charalambous played 90 minutes and recorded an assist. Cyprus U21 improved to one win and no losses in the competition and across all competitions. San Marino U21 moved to no wins and one loss in the competition and overall. The match included seven yellow cards, five for San Marino U21 and two for Cyprus U21, with Chiaruzzi N., Sensoli N., Valli Casadei M., Amici P. and Bucchi F. booked for San Marino, while Tzouliou D. and Evripidou K. were booked for Cyprus. Cyprus U21 made several substitutions, while San Marino U21 also changed its lineup repeatedly. Cyprus U21 protected its lead after halftime and closed out the win.