UEFA EURO 2008 - History - Germany-Cyprus Commentary

History

Qualifying round (Group ) - 17/11/2007 - 20:00CET (20:00 local time) - Hannover Arena - Hanover

Germany

4-0

Cyprus

Germany - Cyprus 4-0 - 17/11/2007 - Match page - UEFA EURO 2008

Winners: Spain

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GER

CYP

Substitution
27: Theodotou

Match statistics

GermanyCyprus

Goals scored	4	0
Possession (%)	0	100
Total attempts	17	13
on target	6	7
off target	9	5
blocked	7	10
against woodwork	0	0
Corners	9	5
Offsides	2	4
Yellow cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0
Fouls committed	10	9
Fouls suffered	9	10

GrpD

	P	Pts
Czech Republic	11	26
Germany	11	26
Republic of Ireland	12	17
Wales	11	14
Cyprus	11	14
Slovakia	11	13
San Marino	11	0

Legend:

P: Played

Pts: Points

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Last updated: 21/08/2015 14:09 CET

Matches

17 November 2007

A	Finland	2-1	Azerbaijan
D	Wales	2-2	Republic of Ireland
G	Bulgaria	1-0	Romania
F	Latvia	4-1	Liechtenstein
E	Andorra	0-2	Estonia
B	Scotland	1-2	Italy
C	Moldova	3-0	Hungary
C	Norway	1-2	Turkey
E	Israel	2-1	Russia
B	Lithuania	2-0	Ukraine
D	Germany	4-0	Cyprus
G	Albania	2-4	Belarus
E	FYR Macedonia	2-0	Croatia
D	Czech Republic	3-1	Slovakia
G	Netherlands	1-0	Luxembourg
A	Poland	2-0	Belgium
C	Greece	5-0	Malta
F	Northern Ireland	2-1	Denmark
F	Spain	3-0	Sweden
A	Portugal	1-0	Armenia

21 November 2007

A	Armenia	0-1	Kazakhstan
B	Georgia	0-2	Lithuania
G	Romania	6-1	Albania
D	Cyprus	0-2	Czech Republic
G	Belarus	2-1	Netherlands
G	Slovenia	0-2	Bulgaria
A	Azerbaijan	0-1	Belgium
E	Israel	1-0	FYR Macedonia
F	Denmark	3-0	Iceland
F	Sweden	2-1	Latvia
C	Malta	1-4	Norway
C	Turkey	1-0	Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	Spain	1-0	Northern Ireland
C	Hungary	1-2	Greece
D	Germany	0-0	Wales
D	San Marino	0-5	Slovakia
B	Italy	3-1	Faroe Islands
B	Ukraine	2-2	France
A	Portugal	0-0	Finland
A	Serbia	2-2	Poland
E	England	2-3	Croatia
E	Andorra	0-1	Russia

All matches

Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.
90+2
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
90+1
Hanke (Germany) misses the target.
89
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
89
Yiasemakis (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
86
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
86
Makridis (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
85
Nikolaou (Cyprus) is flagged for offside.
85
Aloneftis (Cyprus) takes the corner.
82
Hitzlsperger (Germany) scores!
Thomas Hitzlsperger adds the cherry on the cake for Germany by converting from close range from the impressive Podolski's low cross.
82
Makridis (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Klose (Germany).
80
Mertesacker (Germany) misses the target.
79
Borowski (Germany) takes the corner.
79
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
79
Hilbert (Germany) has an effort on goal.
78
Makridis (Cyprus) takes the corner.
77
Hilbert (in) - Fritz (out) (Germany)
76
Klose (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Christou (Cyprus).
76
Podolski (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Nikolaou (Cyprus).
76
Klose (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Nikolaou (Cyprus).
75
Hitzlsperger (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Makridis (Cyprus).
74
Theophilou (Cyprus) misses the target.
73
Hanke (in) - Gomez (out) (Germany)
72
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
72
Aloneftis (Cyprus) takes the corner.
72
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
72
Aloneftis (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
71
Makridis (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Hitzlsperger (Germany).
70
Klose (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Aloneftis (Cyprus).
70
Garpozis (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Fritz (Germany).
68
Yiasemakis (in) - Konstantinou (out) (Cyprus)
68
Makridis (Cyprus) is flagged for offside.
68
Gomez (Germany) is flagged for offside.
67
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
66
Borowski (in) - Trochowski (out) (Germany)
63
Satsias (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Mertesacker (Germany).
62
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
62
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
62
Makridis (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
61
Aloneftis (Cyprus) misses the target.
61
Theophilou (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Podolski (Germany).
60
Trochowski (Germany) delivers the free-kick wide.
59
Makridis (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Klose (Germany).
59
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
59
Okkas (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
58
Aloneftis (Cyprus) misses the target.
57
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
57
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
57
Podolski (Germany) has an effort on goal.
55
Aloneftis (Cyprus) misses the target.
53
Podolski (Germany) scores!
Eight minutes into the second half and Podolski makes it 3-0, flicking in from close range after meeting Klose's cross.
53
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
52
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
52
Lahm (Germany) has a shot blocked.
50
Klose (Germany) is flagged for offside.
50
Satsias (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Friedrich (Germany).
46
Trochowski (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Okkas (Cyprus).
46
Theophilou (in) - Charalambides (out) (Cyprus)
The second half begins.
The referee blows for half-time.
45+2
Gomez (Germany) misses the target.
45+1
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
45+1
Okkas (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Fritz (Germany).
45+1
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
45
Aloneftis (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
45
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
40
Podolski (Germany) misses the target.
40
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
39
Okkas (Cyprus) has an effort on goal.
38
Metzelder (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Aloneftis (Cyprus).
37
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
36
Satsias (Cyprus) misses the target.
34
Trochowski (Germany) misses the target.
32
Lahm (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Charalambides (Cyprus).
31
Giorgallides (Cyprus) makes a save.
31
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
30
Trochowski (Germany) has a shot blocked.
29
Hitzlsperger (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Aloneftis (Cyprus).
27
Nikolaou (in) - Theodotou (out) (Cyprus)
27
Trochowski (Germany) is penalised for a foul on Okkas (Cyprus).
25
Charalambides (Cyprus) is penalised for a foul on Lahm (Germany).
24
Metzelder (Germany) misses the target.
24
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
20
Klose (Germany) scores!
Klose and Fritz and involved again as Germany move two goals ahead. It is Klose who scores this time, latching onto his team-mate's cutback before finishing clinically.
16
Garpozis (Cyprus) is flagged for offside.
12
Podolski (Germany) misses the target.
11
Charalambides (Cyprus) takes the corner.
10
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
9
Gomez (Germany) misses the target.
8
Makridis (Cyprus) is flagged for offside.
5
Trochowski (Germany) takes the corner.
5
Lehmann (Germany) makes a save.
5
Aloneftis (Cyprus) takes the corner.
4
Aloneftis (Cyprus) has a shot blocked.
2
Fritz (Germany) scores!
Germany may have already assured themselves of a place in Austria and Switzerland next summer but they are showing no signs of going easy on Cyprus as Lukas Podolski crosses for Mario Gómez to flick on to Clemens Fritz, who heads high into the net.
The match is under way.