Cyprus look to avoid another Danish pasting
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
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Having conceded five goals on each of their previous visits to Denmark, Cyprus will hope to end a miserable run of results in Copenhagen in UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H.
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Cyprus will not remember their previous trips to Copenhagen with much fondness as the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group H schedule sends them to Denmark's capital once again.
Match background
• Denmark's record in four games against Cyprus is W3 D1 L0 (W2 D0 L0 at home).
• The nations first met in qualifying for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, with their first encounter in Limassol on 23 May 1976 yielding a 5-1 win for Denmark. Cyprus got to half-time with the scores still level at 0-0 in the return fixture in Copenhagen, but Denmark romped to a 5-0 victory after the break.
• Denmark and Cyprus last crossed paths in EURO '96 qualifying, when Cyprus made a breakthrough of sorts. Marios Agathocleous hit Cyprus's first goal against the Scandinavian team to earn a 1-1 draw in Limassol after Michael Schjønberg had opened the scoring for the visitors. Denmark nonetheless clinched the return 4-0.