League

Leoforos Stadium
Spectators: 9246 (Terracing: 6936, Seating: 2126, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aktaion Spiridakou started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goalkeeper Thoralf Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aktaion Spiridakou. Juan-Carlos Dios hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. With 6 minutes on the clock, Juan-Carlos Dios commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The supporters of Portokalis Korazinos booed when Apoel Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan-Carlos Dios didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goalkeeper Thoralf Hong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aktaion Spiridakou. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dimosthenis Horiatis went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 17th minute Nikias Koumanidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thoralf Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimosthenis Dioletis, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Aktaion Spiridakou made a precise shot to the right of Thoralf Hong. Apoel Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. A collision led to Apoel Stars getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Thrinakie Pagonis hit a great ball. Dimosthenis Horiatis struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apoel Stars. When Dimosthenis Horiatis came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Apoel Stars fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dimosthenis Horiatis couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikias Koumanidis in the 42nd minute of play forced Apoel Stars's goalkeeper Thoralf Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimosthenis Horiatis struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Apoel Stars. Dimosthenis Dioletis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

53 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Nikias Koumanidis came free, but Thoralf Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 minutes, Dimosthenis Horiatis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Apoel Stars and the Portokalis Korazinos players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dimosthenis Horiatis kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thrinakie Pagonis went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Tassos Maneates received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th minute Thrinakie Pagonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimosthenis Horiatis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Nessos Kyriakoulopoulos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolf Lindberg kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Lykomedes Demas, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. A collision led to Apoel Stars getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Odysseas Panaretos hit a great ball. Dardanos Xirafis got his second yellow card in the match during the 94th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 95th match minute, Portokalis Korazinos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dardanos Xirafis to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Apoel Stars had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.