Slovakia beat Cyprus 2-0. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 24 shots. Best on the pitch was Martin Koscelník, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   SVK 4-2-3-1·3-4-3 CYP
   Coach: Š. Tarkovič · N. KostenoglouReferee: Ə. Ağayev📍 Štadión Tehelné pole
2. 1. First half
   2. 43'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      Andreas Avraam
3. 1. Second half
   2. 53'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲P. Hrosovsky▼Stanislav Lobotka
   3. 55'
      

      SVK
      GOOOAL!Ivan SchranzAssist: D. Hancko
   4. 59'
      

      SVK
      Substitution
      ▲Erik Jirka▼Vladimír Weiss
   5. 60'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Fotis Papoulis▼M. Ilia
   6. 63'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      C. Soteriou
   7. 75'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲C. Kyriakou▼Grigoris Kastanos
   8. 75'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Ioannis Pittas▼L. Loizou
   9. 75'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Panagiotis Zachariou▼P. Psaltis
   10. 77'
       

       SVK
       GOOOAL!Martin Koscelník
   11. 79'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲David Strelec▼Róbert Boženík
   12. 79'
       

       SVK
       Substitution
       ▲Tomáš Suslov▼Ivan Schranz
   13. 88'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲O. Roushias▼Andreas Avraam
   14. 90+2'
       

       SVK
       Yellow card
       Dávid Hancko