League

Kyperounda Stadium
Spectators: 9338 (Terracing: 7005, Seating: 2148, VIP seats: 185) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sofoklis Atsidakos took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute Sofoklis Atsidakos 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. Apoel Stars's Thoralf Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofoklis Atsidakos in the 14th minute of play. Odysseas Panaretos kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Teukros Nikolakakos sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Thoralf Hong threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Teukros Nikolakakos this time. Thoralf Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Atsidakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arkas Kapsimalles got free with Thoralf Hong in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the match, Arkas Kapsimalles had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thoralf Hong. Apoel Stars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arkas Kapsimalles was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. In the 23rd minute, Sofoklis Atsidakos made a precise shot to the right of Thoralf Hong. Apoel Stars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Sofoklis Atsidakos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 30 minutes of play, ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ's Sofoklis Atsidakos made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thoralf Hong was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Sofoklis Atsidakos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Thoralf Hong managed to avoid a goal in the 35thth minute, when ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ's Sofoklis Atsidakos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thoralf Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grigoris Laganas in the 36th minute. Thoralf Hong made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sofoklis Atsidakos in the 39th minute. 41 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 Arkas Kapsimalles. Arkas Kapsimalles received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thoralf Hong came out and tried to block the shot, but Arkas Kapsimalles slotted it home off the left post making it 7-0 in the 43rd minute. When Arkas Kapsimalles came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ 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 Arkas Kapsimalles couldn't finish the play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Dimosthenis Horiatis was the one to do the kick off. Thoralf Hong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sofoklis Atsidakos went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sofoklis Atsidakos in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Thoralf Hong prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 61stth minute of the game Sofoklis Atsidakos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Apoel Stars's Thoralf Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arkas Kapsimalles took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thoralf Hong. Thoralf Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-0. Sofoklis Atsidakos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thoralf Hong having to make a save. Grigoris Laganas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thoralf Hong having to make a save. Thoralf Hong came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ's Arkas Kapsimalles. But to his dismay, Arkas Kapsimalles quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-0. Arkas Kapsimalles took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thoralf Hong. Thoralf Hong dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 11-0. After 86 minutes of play, ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ's Grigoris Laganas made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thoralf Hong was left in no man's land by his defense there! Apoel Stars's Thoralf Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestoras Fotinopoulos in the 89th minute of play. A hard, long distance shot from Thanasis Tselios flew over the goal. 93 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Sofoklis Atsidakos came free, but Thoralf Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sofoklis Atsidakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thoralf Hong having to interfere. After some careless play in the Apoel Stars defense, Sofoklis Atsidakos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thoralf Hong. The Apoel Stars fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thoralf Hong should have stopped the shot. The referee felt a red card was in order, 99 minutes into the game, when Akastos Orfanos put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Apoel Stars fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 98th minute. Penalty! Teukros Nikolakakos placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! There was no doubt that ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ were the better team. ΑΠΕΠ ΠΙΤΣΙΛΙΑΣ's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.