2001 Cyprus International Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Cyprus |
| Dates | 26 – 28 February |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Romania (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Cyprus |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ionel Ganea Andriy Vorobey (2 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ionel Ganea[1] |
The 2001 Cyprus International Tournament was the fourth edition of the Cyprus International Tournament. The matches were held on 26 and 28 February 2001 in Cyprus, between hosts Cyprus, Lithuania, Romania, and Ukraine. The tournament was played in a cup format, with only four games played (two semi-finals, a final, and a third-place match).[2][1][3] It was won by Romania after beating Lithuania 2–1 in the final.
Participating teams
Summary
Played on 26 February, the first match put hosts Cyprus against Lithuania, and the Cypriots led for most of the match, but two late goals from the Lithuanians (Danilevičius and Poškus) made up for an epic turnaround.[4] In the final, they faced a Romania side who had beaten Ukraine 1–0 in extra-time. Romania comfortably won 3–0 with a brace from Man of the Tournament Ionel Ganea.[1]
Results
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 February | ||||||
| Cyprus | 1 | |||||
| 28 February | ||||||
| Lithuania | 2 | |||||
| Romania | 3 | |||||
| 26 February | ||||||
| Lithuania | 0 | |||||
| Romania | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 February | ||||||
| Cyprus | 4 | |||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Romania | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
Ciobotariu  99' |
Report |
Third place match
| Cyprus | 4–3 | Ukraine |
|---|---|---|
| Okkas 17' Engomitis 39'Malekkos 80'Charalambous 104' |
Report | Melashchenko 9' Vorobey 57'Vorobey 63' |
Final
Awards
| 2001 Cyprus International Tournament |
|---|
 Romania First title |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match.
2 goals
- Ionel Ganea
- Andriy Vorobey
1 goal
- Yiasoumis Yiasoumi
- Ioannis Okkas
- Panayiotis Engomitis
- Costas Malekkos
- Zacharias Charalambous
- Tomas Danilevičius
- Robertas Poškus
- Liviu Ciobotariu
- Paul Codrea
- Oleksandr Melashchenko
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyprus International Tournament 2001". RSSSF. 20 January 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Cyprus International Tournament 2001". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "2001 Cyprus International Tournament". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ↑ "Cyprus vs Lithuania, 26 February 2001". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
External links
- 2001 Cyprus International Tournament at RSSSF
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