Cyprus wary of wounded Welsh dragons

CYPRUS manager Angelos Anastasiadis concedes that his once ‘little island’ team are no longer viewed as automatic underdogs by opponents.

But he believes facing a Wales side reeling from a heavy home defeat makes John Toshack’s men “very dangerous”.

Last season, Cyprus all but embarrassed the Republic of Ireland in a dramatic World Cup qualifier in Nicosia, where the Irish suffered a pounding but won 1-0. A couple of weeks later Cyprus beat Wales 1-0 in Limassol.