We’ve entered a break for the national team games. In Akis Mantzou’s call-ups for the Cyprus national team, we see the names of Marcus Edwards and Nick Tsaroulla for the first time. In fact, the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) had been courting the former for some time, and the player finally gave his approval.

Beyond that, last weekend we had players who stood out. In Bulgaria, Ioannis Pittas was the one who secured a point for CSKA Sofia at Lokomotiv Plovdiv’s home stadium, scoring with a powerful header in the 18th minute. In fact, this was his 8th goal across all competitions this season.

Watch the goal at 2:46.

In Serbia, Loizos Loizou is in tremendous form. Midweek, playing for Železnicar Pančevo, he scored the winning goal for Red Star (2-1 on the road) with a flawless finish, while against Radnički Niš, he set up Marko Arnautović for the first of his team’s three goals in the 3-0 victory.

Watch the goal against Zeleznicar at 6:58.

Watch the assist against Radnički at 3:25.

In Armenia, Iasonas Pikis (center photo) put in a stellar performance for Pyunik. The Cypriot forward scored twice against Alashkert in a 3-3 away draw, opening the scoring and equalizing late in the game to set the final score.

Watch the first goal at 0:26 and the second at 9:36.

Below is the complete list of Cypriot soccer players competing abroad.

ENGLAND

Marcus Edwards (Burnley): Started in the 1-1 home draw against Derby County. He was substituted in the 61st minute (6 appearances, 2 assists).

Hector Kyprianou (Watford): Played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 away loss to Bristol City (10 appearances).

Ruel Sotiriou (Chesterfield): Was not in the squad for the 2-0 home win over York City (2 appearances).

Nick Tsaroulla (Notts County): Started in the 2-0 away loss to Reading (8 appearances/3 assists).

ITALY

Grigoris Kastanos (Verona): Remained on the bench during the 2-1 home victory over Vicenza (6 appearances).

GREECE

Ioannis Kostis (Levadiakos): Started in the 1-0 home loss to Olympiacos (5 appearances).

Christos Sielis (OFI): Returned from injury and remained on the bench in the 2-2 home draw against Asteras Tripolis (4 appearances).

Giannis Satsias (Panaitolikos): Due to injury, he sat out the 3-1 loss to PAOK in Agrinio (5 appearances/1 goal/1 assist).

Ioannis Kousoulos (Kifisia): Due to injury, he was not on the roster for the 2-1 away win over Atromitos (1 appearance).

Andreas Makris (Larissa): Larissa plays today (9/21) on the road against Pyrgos (5 appearances/1 goal/2 assists).

GERMANY

Antonio Foti (Ferl): He remained on the bench during the 2-1 home win over Würzburger Kickers (7 appearances/1 goal).

PORTUGAL

Stavros Gabriel (Nacional): Came on as a substitute at the start of the second half in a 4-0 home loss to Famalicão (7 appearances).

Stelios Andreou (Estoril): He was not on the roster for the 2-1 home loss to Casa Pia (1 appearance).

NETHERLANDS

Nikolas Panagiotou (Utrecht): Started in the 5-0 away loss to Feyenoord (3 appearances).

POLAND

Andreas Katsantonis (Piast): Came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute of the 2-1 home loss to Pogon (10 appearances).

Konstantinos Sotiriou (Korona Kielce): Remained on the bench in the 3-2 home win over Rakhov (5 appearances).

Herodotos Christodoulou (Slask Wroclaw): Did not play in the 2-1 away loss to Wisla Krakow (6 appearances).

SCOTLAND

Alex Gogic (St. Mirren): Started (and captained the team) in the 3-0 home loss to Dundee United (12 appearances/1 assist).

NORWAY

Nikolas Koutsakos (Start): Played in the first half of the 3-0 away loss to Sandefjord (4 appearances).

ROMANIA

Marinos Tzionis (Arad): Started in the 1-0 home win over Sepsi. He was substituted in the 63rd minute (11 appearances/2 goals).

Neofytos Michael (Universitatea Cluj): Remained on the bench during the 2-0 away win over Voluntari (6 appearances/1 clean sheet).

SERBIA

Loizos Loizou (Red Star): In the last two games, he scored the winning goal in the 2-1 away victory over Železnicar Pančevo and provided an assist on his team’s first goal in the 3-0 win over Radnički Niš (11 apps/3 goals/1 assist).

BULGARIA

Ioannis Pittas (CSKA Sofia): He scored his team’s only goal, tying the game at 1-1 against Lokomotiv Plovdiv (18 apps/8 goals/4 assists).

Kyriakos Antoniou (Dunav Ruse): Started in the 2-2 home draw against Botev Vratsa (9 appearances).

BOSNIA

Rafael Mamas (Sarajevo): He is recovering from a serious injury and has not played in any matches so far.

ISRAEL

Pavlos Korea (Maccabi Petah Tikva): Was not on the roster for the 4-2 home loss to Hapoel Jerusalem (3 appearances).

GEORGIA

Paris Psaltis (Dinamo Tbilisi): He provided an assist on his team’s first goal in their 3-2 victory over Samgurali Tskaltubo (7 appearances/1 assist).

ARMENIA

Iasonas Pikis (Pyunik): He scored his team’s first and third goals in the 3-3 away draw against Alaskert (12 appearances/6 goals/3 assists).

*photo source: FC Pyunik