Kosovo U21 2-1 Cyprus U21: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

EURO U-21 Qualifying, Wednesday, 30 September 2026: Kosovo U21 came out on top against Cyprus U21, winning 2-1.

The score was 0-0 at half-time. The game was played at Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, Prishtina.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Kosovo U21 have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 7 goals and let in 3 goals (W-D-L-L-W).

Over their last 5 games Cyprus U21 have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats. They scored 5 goals and let in 17 goals (L-W-L-L-L). Cyprus U21 have lost 3 matches in a row.

Kosovo U21 arrive in better form, taking 7 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 3 for Cyprus U21.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Cyprus U21 0-4 Kosovo U21 on Friday, 14 November 2025.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

52' - Savvas Kontopoulos scored for Cyprus U21 (0-1). 69' - Hekuran Berisha converted a penalty for Kosovo U21 (1-1). 76' - Lirim Jashari scored for Kosovo U21 (2-1).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 7 yellow cards: 3 for Kosovo U21 and 4 for Cyprus U21.

Giorgos Angelopoulos (Cyprus U21) was sent off in minute 78. Zacharias Ioannides (Cyprus U21) was sent off in minute 85.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Kosovo U21 and 5 substitutions for Cyprus U21.

Match statistics

Kosovo U21 had 0% of possession, against 0% for Cyprus U21.

Kosovo U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target, while Cyprus U21 had 0 shots, 0 on target. Kosovo U21 won 0 corners and Cyprus U21 won 0 corners. Kosovo U21 committed 0 fouls and Cyprus U21 committed 0 fouls.

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Kosovo U21 are 4th with 14 points from 9 matches, while Cyprus U21 are 5th with 3 points from 9 matches. That leaves Cyprus U21 11 points behind Kosovo U21.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Kosovo U21 vs Cyprus U21 stay available on the match page.