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Spectators: 10788 (Terracing: 8092, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Palaimon Adamidis took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some careless play in the APOELHELLAS defense, Michalis Bilias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rey Acitores. The APOELHELLAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rey Acitores should have stopped the shot. Rey Acitores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michalis Bilias, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salmakis Balouris in the 10th minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Rey Acitores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, TRNC FC's Palaimon Adamidis made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rey Acitores was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rey Acitores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michalis Bilias in the 19th minute of play. In the 25th minute Michalis Bilias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rey Acitores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bilias in the 29th minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Rey Acitores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rey Acitores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palaimon Adamidis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rey Acitores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salmakis Balouris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Makareus Poulakis charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Makareus Poulakis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Makareus Poulakis hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonard Popowicz made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, APOELHELLAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sang Gama to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bilias in the 52nd minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Rey Acitores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as TRNC FC's Michalis Bilias slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rey Acitores. That made the score 0-3 after 55 minutes of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aglauros Sakellariou during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 59 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by Aglauros Sakellariou. Rey Acitores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erich Fried, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. APOELHELLAS's Makareus Poulakis got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Makareus Poulakis off the ground. Makareus Poulakis hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Rey Acitores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Palaimon Adamidis in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, APOELHELLAS's goal looked a bit too open when Michalis Bilias came free, but Rey Acitores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, TRNC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sang Gama came free, but Melikertes Siannas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rey Acitores made an important save on a dangerous shot by Michalis Bilias in the 79th minute. Leonard Popowicz kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes APOELHELLAS got a freekick which was hit by Nikola Ribić. In the 82nd minute of the match Hyllos Tassioglou shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rey Acitores showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, TRNC FC's Palaimon Adamidis got a free kick in the 83rd minute. With a little luck, APOELHELLAS's Rey Acitores got control of the ball when Petros Sklavenitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michalis Bilias in the 86th minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Rey Acitores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Sang Gama sped through TRNC FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melikertes Siannas. Michalis Bilias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Rey Acitores made a huge save. When the match was over TRNC FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than APOELHELLAS throughout the match.