Cyprus produced a remarkable late comeback to earn a 2-2 draw and a valuable point against Bosnia and Herzegovina in their 2026 World Cup qualifying match.
In last night’s game at AEK Arena, Cyprus found themselves trailing 2-0 but fought back to level the match in stoppage time.
Bosnia and Herzegovina opened the scoring in the 10th minute whith Katic. Despite the early setback, the Cypriot team responded positively and pushed for an equaliser. However, in the 36th minute, Bosnia doubled their lead after an own goal by Michail.
Cyprus managed make the 2-1 just before the break, with Laifis scoring in first-half stoppage time (45+1).
The dramatic equaliser came deep into extra time, in the 90+6 minute, when Kakoullis was brought down in the box and Ioannis Pittas converted from the penalty spot to make it 2-2.
The draw was a fair reward for Cyprus’ determined performance and marked the team’s second consecutive comeback from two goals down, following a similar 2-2 result against Romania at GSP Stadium.
Cyprus (A. Mantzios): Michail, Siikkis, St. Andreou, Charalambous (72′ Kakoullis), Correia (65′ Pileas), Pittas, Loizou (80′ Koutsakos), Artymatas (80′ Charalambos Kyriakou), Laifis, Kastanos, Tzionis (80′ Evangelos Andreou).