Cyprus beat Slovenia 1-0. Slovenia controlled the ball — 63% possession — but had nothing to show for it. Best on the pitch was Ioannis Pittas, rated 8.0.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   CYP 5-4-1·4-4-2 SLO
   Coach: N. Kostenoglou · M. KekReferee: A. Ekberg📍 Neo GSP
2. 1. First half
   2. 37'
      

      SLO
      Yellow card
      Josip Iličić
   3. 42'
      CYP
      GOOOAL!Ioannis PittasAssist: F. Papoulis
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Damjan Bohar▼Miha Zajc
   3. 47'
      

      SLO
      Yellow card
      Jasmin Kurtić
   4. 58'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Domen Črnigoj▼J. Bijol
   5. 58'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲Haris Vučkić▼B. Kramer
   6. 60'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲C. Kyriakou▼Grigoris Kastanos
   7. 81'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲N. Kouter▼J. Balkovec
   8. 81'
      

      SLO
      Substitution
      ▲L. Zahovič▼Sandi Lovrić
   9. 82'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲L. Loizou▼Fotis Papoulis
   10. 90+3'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲M. Ilia▼Pieros Sotiriou
   11. 90+3'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲A. Gogić▼Kostakis Artymatas