Cyprus U19 vs Greece U19

Greece U19 made short work of Cyprus U19 at the Ethnikos Achnas Stadium on May 27, claiming a comfortable 2-0 win in this international friendly. The visitors set the tone almost immediately, scoring twice before the match had barely settled. Greece broke the deadlock from the penalty spot in the 6th minute, and just five minutes later doubled the advantage with a well-taken finish to put the game to bed by the quarter-hour mark. Cyprus pushed for a consolation and earned a penalty of their own in the 78th minute, but failed to convert and left the scoreline unchanged. It was a difficult afternoon for Cyprus coach Valentinos Koulouthis and his squad, who face England U19 in their next friendly on May 31 and will need a sharper showing. For Greece, the clinical early blitz was an encouraging sign heading into their upcoming Euro U19 campaign.