Our national team won 2-1 against Lithuania at AEK Arena in their final home match in the Nations League, securing their place in the category.

With six points, Cyprus finishes above today's opponent in Group 3 and avoids finishing last, which would have led to a relegation playoff in League C.

Our national team will complete its duties next Monday in Romania, who will later tonight face Kosovo.

From the start of the match, our players were determined to secure a victory, and their effort was justly rewarded, especially against a team that came to Cyprus only seeking a win to stay in the race for 3rd place.

The national team opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Loizou crossed the ball towards the Lithuanian goal, their goalkeeper made a weak save, and Grigoris Kastanos scored from close range to make it 1-0.

The visitors equalized in the 47th minute with Gineitis.

In the 55th minute, our team had a great chance to score with Pittas.

In the 67th minute, Marinos Tzionis gave the national team the lead with a powerful long-range shot, making it 2-1.

Another big opportunity came in the 75th minute when Loizou crossed the ball, and Pittas, from close range, headed it wide.

In the 89th minute, Giannis Satsias, after a pass from Makris, found himself in a great position, but his shot was saved in a corner by the Lithuanian goalkeeper.

Cyprus: Dimitriou, Karros, Andreou, Panayiotou, Ioannou (46' Malekkidis), Artimatas, Charalambous (56' Kousoulos), Kastanos (81' Satsias), Loizou (76' Makris), Kakoullis (56' Tzionis), Pittas.

A total of 1883 tickets were sold for the match.