League

Green Arena
Spectators: 9194 (Terracing: 6897, Seating: 2114, VIP seats: 183) Dimosthenis Horiatis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alexandros Villas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thoralf Hong having to interfere. Russ Sanderson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dimosthenis Horiatis's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The attack was good, but when Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Russ Sanderson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dimosthenis Horiatis, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Dimosthenis Horiatis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, AC OMONOIA's goal looked a bit too open when Thrinakie Pagonis came free, but Russ Sanderson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Russ Sanderson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 20th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AC OMONOIA's Alexandros Villas got a free kick in the 21st minute. AC OMONOIA's Russ Sanderson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 25th minute of play. Apoel Stars's attentive Thrinakie Pagonis managed to snatch the ball when Giannis Melonakos made a throw-in in the 26th minute of the game. In the 27th 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: 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alexandros Villas got free with Thoralf Hong in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dimosthenis Dioletis during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Apoel Stars's Dimosthenis Dioletis got a free kick in the 34th minute. Akastos Orfanos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Apoel Stars fans' excitement grew in the 42nd match minute when Apoel Stars's Thrinakie Pagonis 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

The supporters of AC OMONOIA booed when Apoel Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thrinakie Pagonis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th match minute, Apoel Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimosthenis Horiatis to maneuver through the defense. Thoralf Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Odysseas Melonakos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 59 minutes into the game, Dimosthenis Horiatis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Russ Sanderson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Apoel Stars's Akastos Orfanos got a free kick in the 64th minute. After a defensive mix-up in AC OMONOIA's zone, Dimosthenis Horiatis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Russ Sanderson came out of the goal and Dimosthenis Horiatis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, AC OMONOIA's Russ Sanderson got control of the ball when Thrinakie Pagonis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimosthenis Horiatis got free with Russ Sanderson in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dimosthenis Horiatis in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Russ Sanderson saved AC OMONOIA from getting behind. 74 minutes into the game, Alexandros Villas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC OMONOIA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Apoel Stars the free kick. The supporters of Apoel Stars booed when AC OMONOIA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandros Villas didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, AC OMONOIA's Russ Sanderson got control of the ball when Dimosthenis Horiatis tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimosthenis Horiatis got free with Russ Sanderson in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, AC OMONOIA's Russ Sanderson got control of the ball when Dimosthenis Horiatis tried to sneak it across the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Odysseas Melonakos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Thoralf Hong was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Apoel Stars could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AC OMONOIA throughout the match.