Cyprus v Republic of Ireland, 26 March 1980

Score3-2 to Republic of Ireland
RefereeZvi Sharir
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group 2
VenueMakarios Stadium, Nicosia
Attendance10,000

2  Cyprus

Manager: Costas Talianos

3  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Johnny Giles

Goals:

Nikos Pantziaras 27 G
Sotiris Kaiafas penalty 74 P

Goals:

Paul McGee 8 G
Mark Lawrenson 23 G
Paul McGee 37 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fanos Stylianou
Defender Fytos Neofytou
Defender Nikos Pantziaras
Midfielder Filippos Dimitriou
Midfielder Andreas Kanaris
Midfielder Andreas Kissonergis
Midfielder Loizas Mavroudis
Forward Sotiris Kaiafas

Starting lineup:

Gerry Peyton Goalkeeper
Mark Lawrenson Defender
David O'Leary Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder (captain)
Gerry Daly Midfielder
Tony Grealish Midfielder
Ashley Grimes Midfielder
Steve Heighway Midfielder
Jerry Murphy Midfielder
Paul McGee Forward
Frank Stapleton Forward

Substitutions:

Marios Tsingis for Filippos Dimitriou 46
Petros Theofanous for Andreas Kanaris 76

Substitutions:

Gerry Ryan for Steve Heighway 53
Fran O'Brien for Jerry Murphy 72

Cards:

Cards:

Gerry Daly Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Marios Tsingis

On the bench:

Midfielder Fran O'Brien
Forward Gerry Ryan

2  Cyprus

Manager: Costas Talianos

Goals:

Nikos Pantziaras 27 G
Sotiris Kaiafas penalty 74 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fanos Stylianou
Defender Fytos Neofytou
Defender Nikos Pantziaras
Midfielder Filippos Dimitriou
Midfielder Andreas Kanaris
Midfielder Andreas Kissonergis
Midfielder Loizas Mavroudis
Forward Sotiris Kaiafas

Substitutions:

Marios Tsingis for Filippos Dimitriou 46
Petros Theofanous for Andreas Kanaris 76

Cards:

On the bench:

Midfielder Marios Tsingis

3  Republic of Ireland

Manager: Johnny Giles

Goals:

Paul McGee 8 G
Mark Lawrenson 23 G
Paul McGee 37 G

Starting lineup:

Gerry Peyton Goalkeeper
Mark Lawrenson Defender
David O'Leary Defender
Liam Brady Midfielder (captain)
Gerry Daly Midfielder
Tony Grealish Midfielder
Ashley Grimes Midfielder
Steve Heighway Midfielder
Jerry Murphy Midfielder
Paul McGee Forward
Frank Stapleton Forward

Substitutions:

Gerry Ryan for Steve Heighway 53
Fran O'Brien for Jerry Murphy 72

Cards:

Gerry Daly Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Fran O'Brien
Forward Gerry Ryan