Bulgaria defeat Cyprus 2-1 to top Nations League group

IANS  |  Sofia (Bulgaria) 

fought back from a goal down to beat 2-1 at home in the

The visitors took the lead shortly before half time when Grigoris Kastanos hit a bouncing right-footed shot in after a good cut-back from on Saturday night.

rallied in the second half, and got their equalizer just shy of the hour-mark through Kiril Despodov's bullet header.

The comeback was complete eight minutes later when volleyed in at the back post after good interplay down the right side.

The result means top 3 with 9 points, ahead of in second on 6 points.

are third with a solitary win from three matches, while prop up the group after failing to earn a point.

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First Published: Sun, October 14 2018. 16:08 IST