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Spectators: 10834 (Terracing: 8127, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Ruud Nistelrooy made the kick off and thus started the match. Tobias Øverland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pipo Inzaghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. With an all-out effort, APOELHELLAS's Antonis Nikopolidis threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michel Santos, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alkibiades Kutras in the 18th minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Nea Salamis from getting a goal against them. APOELHELLAS were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Nea Salamis's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Makareus Poulakis took the corner. Tobias Øverland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruud Nistelrooy in the 31st minute of play. 刘战弘 hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After 34 played minutes, Nea Salamis's Pipo Inzaghi shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tobias Øverland came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Nea Salamis reached it. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Nea Salamis from getting a goal against them. Cafu Milan made in the 44th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by APOELHELLAS's Makareus Poulakis. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Michel Santos in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonis Nikopolidis saved Nea Salamis from getting behind.

Nea Salamis made a substitution. Darko Kovačević replaced Pipo Inzaghi. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Michel Santos made a kick off. Tobias Øverland made an important save on a dangerous shot by Darko Kovačević in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute Lykaon Belesis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonis Nikopolidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quique Meckes kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Nea Salamis's goal looked a bit too open when Lykaon Belesis came free, but Antonis Nikopolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykaon Belesis in the 60th minute of play forced Nea Salamis's goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonis Nikopolidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lykaon Belesis, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Nikola Ribić hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Nea Salamis's Antonis Nikopolidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michel Santos in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Nea Salamis's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Santos came free, but Antonis Nikopolidis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tobias Øverland stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darko Kovačević's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. The Nea Salamis fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Nea Salamis's Darko Kovačević looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Tobias Øverland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darko Kovačević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Santos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonis Nikopolidis having to interfere. Tobias Øverland made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Ruud Nistelrooy sent off a good shot on target. Seleykos Demetrious kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Michel Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Antonis Nikopolidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michel Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Seleykos Demetrious hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With a little luck, APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland got control of the ball when Darko Kovačević tried to sneak it across the goal line. The APOELHELLAS players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.