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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Akontios Tableriou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tantalos Villas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With a little luck, Apoel Nicosia F.C's Manos Vardakas got control of the ball when Kalkhas Liberoyiannis tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Patroklos Vassilikos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute Akheron Sakellaridis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tantalos Villas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute, Likymnios Nikolakakos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apoel Nicosia F.C's Orthros Zorbas couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 18th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AEP FC. After 23 minutes, Briarios Mavromichalis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Apoel Nicosia F.C and the AEP FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Briarios Mavromichalis kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. A hard shot 32 in the game by Kalkhas Liberoyiannis from a close distance when the talented Manos Vardakas managed to make a qualified save. Apoel Nicosia F.C's players were relieved. Tantalos Villas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Skhoineus Kokkali in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th match minute, AEP FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tolis Stasinopoulos to maneuver through the defense. Tantalos Villas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akheron Sakellaridis in the 37th minute of play. With his leg Manos Vardakas managed to avoid a goal in the 39thth minute, when AEP FC's Kalkhas Liberoyiannis fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tantalos Villas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Menoikeus Antonopoulos in the 43rd minute of the match. Patroklos Vassilikos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Menoikeus Antonopoulos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. AEP FC's Akamas Manoukarakis got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Patroklos Vassilikos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AEP FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Patroklos Vassilikos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Patroklos Vassilikos came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the AEP FC 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 Patroklos Vassilikos couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Kalkhas Liberoyiannis sped through Apoel Nicosia F.C's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Manos Vardakas. In the 75th minute Menoikeus Antonopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tantalos Villas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute Dioskouroi Valkanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manos Vardakas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Akheron Sakellaridis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Apoel Nicosia F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Akheron Sakellaridis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tantalos Villas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. AEP FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.