League

Apoel Arena
Spectators: 9202 (Terracing: 6903, Seating: 2116, VIP seats: 183) Efstathiou UTD's Helios Haritos started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Efstathiou UTD's Konstantinos Theodoratos got control of the ball when Dimosthenis Horiatis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dimosthenis Horiatis's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Konstantinos Theodoratos skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 9thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Konstantinos Theodoratos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thoralf Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giannis Banos in the 10th minute of the match. After 14 played minutes Apoel Stars got a freekick which was hit by Dimosthenis Horiatis. Thoralf Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helios Haritos, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimosthenis Dioletis during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Apoel Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimosthenis Dioletis to maneuver through the defense. After 18 played minutes, Efstathiou UTD's Ilias Pefanis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thoralf Hong 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 Efstathiou UTD reached it. Thoralf Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Helios Haritos, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Giannis Banos came free, but Thoralf Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute, Haides Telis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Patroklos Papoulis made in the 31st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Laios Houlis. The audience was convinced that Dimosthenis Horiatis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konstantinos Theodoratos was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Dimosthenis Horiatis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Konstantinos Theodoratos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimosthenis Horiatis got free with Konstantinos Theodoratos in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dimosthenis Horiatiss short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Konstantinos Theodoratos to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Dimosthenis Horiatis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Konstantinos Theodoratos when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dimosthenis Horiatis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Konstantinos Theodoratos made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute Dimosthenis Horiatis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantinos Theodoratos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute, Thrinakie Pagonis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 55thth minute of the game Dimosthenis Horiatis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Efstathiou UTD's Konstantinos Theodoratos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Giannis Banos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Thoralf Hong made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Dimosthenis Horiatis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konstantinos Theodoratos was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 67th minute Thrinakie Pagonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstantinos Theodoratos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Helios Haritos kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 69th minute of the match Thrinakie Pagonis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Konstantinos Theodoratos skillfully saved the ball. Apoel Stars's Dimosthenis Horiatis got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Dimosthenis Horiatis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Konstantinos Theodoratos was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Apoel Stars's Thoralf Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helios Haritos in the 76th minute of play. In the 78th minute, Dimosthenis Horiatis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Apoel Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 80th match minute, Apoel Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thrinakie Pagonis to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Konstantinos Theodoratos saved Efstathiou UTD from getting behind. Patroklos Papoulis made in the 88th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Haides Telis however managed to control. Konstantinos Theodoratos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimosthenis Horiatis's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Apoel Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Helios Haritos came free, but Thoralf Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Laios Houlis got free with Thoralf Hong in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Helios Haritos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Thoralf Hong came out and tried to block the shot, but Helios Haritos slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 96th minute. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.