- Nir Bitton (76')
- Dossa Junior (58')
- Jason Demetriou (80')
Cyprus stun Israel to complicate race for Euro playoff spot in Group B
Israel's chances of qualifying automatically for the Euro 2016 finals were dashed by a 2-1 home loss to Cyprus.
Wales were beaten 2-0 by Bosnia-Herzegovina but Belgium defeated Andorra and Walsall defender Jason Demetriou struck an 80th-minute winner for Cyprus to ensure Israel missed out on a top-two finish in Group B.
Dossa Junior headed the Cypriots ahead just before the hour from Vincent Laban's free-kick, but that goal was cancelled out with 14 minutes to go by Nir Bitton's fantastic leveller from range.
Not even a draw could keep Israel's automatic chances alive, though, and they slipped one point behind Bosnia-Herzegovina in the race for third too when Demetriou rifled in from close range.
Game Information
Ramat Gan
7:45 PM, 10 October 2015
Ramat Gan, Israel
- Referees:
- Manuel de Sousa
- Manuel de Sousa
UEFA European Championship Qualifying Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +26 | 22 |
Netherlands | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 18 |
Greece | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 13 |
Republic of Ireland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
Gibraltar | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -41 | 0 |