CHANCE! From a free-kick, Kastanos stepped up and launched a shot that seemed destined for the top-right corner, but it soars just a bit too wide!
90' +2
M. Devlin enters the game and replaces R. Christie.
Scotland make their final switch as Devlin replaces Christie, the scorer of their first goal.
90' +1
L. Palmer gets yellow.
Palmer picks up Scotland's fifth yellow card of the match for delaying a corner kick.
90'
There will be five minutes of added time.
88'
Kosti tries a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area, but misses high and wide.
85'
Sotirou fouls McBurnie in his own half which relieves the pressure that was building on the Scottish defence.
84'
McGinn takes the ball off of Merkis and is on his way to a goalscoring opportunity... but the former is called for a foul. That's a let-off for the hosts!
83'
Ioannou sends in a teasing cross from the left that Scotland can only manage to head behind for a corner.
81'
McBurnie is played in behind the defence with a fantastic through ball, but he slows up and attempts a pass to Burke that drags the latter wide.
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79'
Kosti fouls Christie with a sliding challenge in the final third, and Scotland will have a free-kick from a dangerous position.
77'
D. Theodorou enters the game and replaces C. Kyriakou.
Cyprus make their final change as Kyriakou departs for Theodorou.
74'
M. Špoljarić enters the game and replaces G. Efrem.
Cyprus respond with a substitution of their own, replacing their goalscorer, Efrem, with Spoljaric.
72'
O. Burke enters the game and replaces J. Forrest.
Scotland make their second change as Burke replaces Forrest on the left wing.
71'
Popoulis is played down the left wing behind the defence, and cuts into the box where he loses the ball almost immediately. Another opportunity wasted by the hosts.
67'
Scotland seem far more intent on preserving their lead rather than expanding it, with all 11 players currently within their own half.
65'
PENALTY SHOUT! Papoulis goes down under pressure on the edge of the penalty area but the referee is unmoved and says play on!
63'
That's surely not the way Naismith will have wanted his 50th cap to have ended. Hopefully he'll be alright!
62'
O. McBurnie enters the game and replaces S. Naismith.
Still not sure of the severity of Naismith's potential injury, but Steve Clarke opts to not risk it and replaces the former with McBurnie.
60'
Naismith goes down without contact and it initially looked like he'd done his knee, but he's back on his feet for now.
59'
Cyprus win a corner after the ball went behind off of Naismith. Can the hosts take advantage of another dead-ball situation?
58'
J. Demetriou gets yellow.
G. Taylor gets yellow.
Taylor receives a yellow card for kicking the ball away, but then Demetriou comes in late with a kick to the shins of the Scottish player.
Demetriou picks up a yellow card of his own after the late challenge on Taylor.
56'
J. McGinn gets yellow.
McGinn, the latest goalscorer, is shown yellow after clipping the heels of Demetriou.
53'
J. McGinn has scored a goal for Scotland! Assist by G. Taylor.
GOOALLL!!! SCOTLAND TAKE BACK THE LEAD! Taylor found himself in space in the left channel and sent in a short cross that McGinn was able to shin in at the near post! Pardo was scrambling but couldn't get down fast enough to block the shot! Cyprus 1-2 Scotland
Taylor did well to drive forward and then pick out a cross that split two defenders before finding McGinn who finished the chance!
51'
Kosti tries to launch a counter-attack, but can't quite sort his feet out and loses the ball to the Scotland defence.
47'
S. McKenna gets yellow.
G. Efrem has scored a goal for Cyprus!
McKenna picks up a yellow card for going through the back of Kosti after a loose touch by the defender.
GOOALLLL!!!! Cyprus bring things level! From a free-kick, the ball was headed away by Scotland right to Efrem who lashed a left-footed volley straight into the top-right corner! There's nothing Marshall could have done about that! Cyprus 1-1 Scotland
45' +3
HALF-TIME: Cyprus 0-1 Scotland
45'
There will be two minutes of stoppage time.
The referee’s whistle sounds once more, and this match is back underway!
44'
There's been a formation change for Cypus as Karo's replacement, Kastanos, is playing in midfield, making it more of a 4-5-1 at the moment.
42'
G. Kastanos enters the game and replaces A. Karo.
Karo is forced off with a lower back injury and is replaced by Kastanos.
41'
Scotland applying the pressure now as the pass around the opposing penalty area, looking for a way through the defence.
39'
It looks as though Cyprus will be forced into an early change as Karo struggles with a back injury.
34'
Ioannou is found in space down the left where he lines up a cross that he delivers... straight into the arms of Marshall. Poor cross that.
32'
McGinn can't find Naismith after a scramble in the penalty area had pulled the 'keeper off his line! The forward has started to cause real problems for the Cyprus defence.
29'
Pardo does well to come off his line early and clear the ball after it initially looked as though Naismith had been played in on goal.
25'
Palmer just slightly overhits a cross to Naismith who was running in space in the box. That could have been a goal had the striker been able to get a head to it!
23'
A series of corners for Cyprus as Scotland continue to head the ball behind and out of harm's way.
21'
McGregor does well to stand tall and block an incoming cross that looked as though it could cause problems for the Scottish defence.
18'
Cyprus push forward well with Papoulis driving toward the edge of the box where he goes down, but the referee waves play on.
16'
McGinn is called for a foul in midfield after an aerial dual with Kyriakou. Free-kick to the hosts.
14'
C. McGregor gets yellow.
McGregor picks up a yellow card for kicking a second ball as one of the Cypriot players was placing for a corner. You don't see that every day!
12'
R. Christie has scored a goal for Scotland! Assist by J. McGinn.
GOOALLL!!!! Scotland take the early lead! After a pass from McGinn, Christie ran up the right wing, cut infield, and unleashed a marvellous curling effort into the top-right corner with Pardo left grasping at air! What a strike that is! Cyprus 0-1 Scotland
McGinn did well to hold onto the ball in midfield before playing Christie down the line, and the latter did the rest brilliantly to open the scoring!
10'
Naismith races into the penalty area to try and collect a through ball, but the flag goes up for offside.
8'
Cyprus have certainly been the more adventurous side in the early stages here.
4'
Kosti with a great cross-field ball that Demetriou just can't get under his spell and it rolls out of play. It'll be a throw for Scotland.
2'
Scotland win the first corner of the match, but are unable to do anything meaningful with it.
1'
Referee Harald Lechner blows his whistle, and this match his underway.
Now, let’s take a look at the team news!
Cyprus (5-3-2): Urko Pardo; Jason Demetriou, Andreas Karo, Giorgios Merkis, Ioannis Kousoulos, Nikolas Ioannou; Ioannis Kosti, Fotios Papoulis, Charalambos Kyriakou; Giorgios Efrem, Pieros Sotiriou.
Scotland (4-3-3): David Marshall; Liam Palmer, Declan Gallagher, Scott McKenna, Greg Taylor; John McGinn, Callum McGregor, Ryan Jack; James Forrest, Steven Naismith, Ryan Christie.
Scotland substitutes: Stephen O’Donnell, Jon McLaughlin, Graeme Shinnie, Oliver McBurnie, Craig MacGillivray, Stuart Armstrong, Lewis Morgan, Lawrence Shankland, Oliver Burke, Michael Devlin, John Fleck.
The teams are out on the pitch as the national anthems ring throughout the GSP Stadium. Not long to go now!
It will be interesting to see how these sides set up for the second half. Cyprus have already been forced into an attacking substitution, with defender Karo withdrawn for midfielder Kastanos. Whether or not they make another change soon as they chase a goal remains to be seen, but they may well wait until the hour mark provided they are still just the one goal down. As for Scotland, the momentum has fully swung in their direction and they'll likely look to maintain the status quo for now. Their defence has been a little suspect throughout qualifiers though, so don't be surprised if they opt for reinforcements at the back sooner rather than later.
That will do it for our live coverage of this European Qualifying match between Cyprus and Scotland! We hope you enjoyed following along and will join us again soon!
As a result of today’s, well, result, Scotland move up to third place in Group I with 12 points while Cyprus drop to fourth with their 10. Neither side could have advanced through the group, but Scotland have secured themselves a place in the play-off while Cyprus are now out.
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