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2002 World Cup - Andorra 2 Cyprus 3

First Published: Sep 03, 2000

Andorra nearly got an historic victory in this Group B match in Andorra la Vella against Cyprus.

The scoring was opened by Michael Constaninou when he got a penalty against the hosts in the 25th minute. Andorra never surrendered and just before the end of the first half Emiliano Gonzalez got the equaliser with a low finish.

In the 57th minute the supporters went mad as Ildefons Lima backheeled a loose ball from a corner. However, the dream faded when Marios Agathokleous levelled the score in the 77th minute and finally, due to the lack of concentration of the defence, Constantinou got clear and scored the winner.