Cyprus have maintained their chances of qualifying for Euro 2016 thanks to a 5-0 victory over Andorra in Group B.

The home side broke the deadlock with 10 minutes played when Giorgios Merkis took advantage of some poor goalkeeping to head in from a corner.

Cyprus doubled their lead on 31 minutes as Georgios Efrem arrived in the box to tap in from close range following a cross from the right.

An impressive opening half from the Cypriots was capped just three minutes before the break when Efrem bagged his second of the game with a calm finish after showing some good footwork inside the area.

Effrem former Arsenal youth player then became the first player to score a hat-trick for Cyprus on 60 minutes when he capitalised on some suspect goalkeeping to convert, while a Demetris Christofi penalty three minutes from time made it 5-0.

Results and standings from the European Ch. Qual. Group B matches on Sunday, November 16:

Cyprus 5 Andorra 0
Belgium 0 Wales 0

Standings P W D L F A Pts
1 Wales 4 2 2 0 4 2 8
2 Israel 2 2 0 0 6 2 6
3 Cyprus 4 2 0 2 9 5 6
4 Belgium 3 1 2 0 7 1 5
5 Bosnia 3 0 2 1 2 3 2
6 Andorra 4 0 0 4 2 17 0