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Spectators: 10902 (Terracing: 8178, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) APOELHELLAS's Michel Santos 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. In the 3rd minute Besim Vecdet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Øverland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, APOELHELLAS's goal looked a bit too open when Besim Vecdet came free, but Tobias Øverland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aglauros Sakellariou during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tobias Øverland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka in the 11th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Besim Vecdet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Øverland was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Stasio Plachetka fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tobias Øverland having to interfere. After a rather tough play, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Andrzej Gorgoń got a free kick in the 16th minute. A collision led to ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Andrzej Gorgoń hit a great ball. The supporters of APOELHELLAS booed when ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stasio Plachetka didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Michel Santos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Besim Vecdet in the 29th minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Øverland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Plachetka in the 34th minute of play. Di Xuan Zhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lykaon Belesis, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Stasio Plachetka in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobias Øverland prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 39 minutes, Stasio Plachetka made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lykaon Belesis in the 42nd minute of play forced ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's goalkeeper Di Xuan Zhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Egoitz lost his temper 44 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for APOELHELLAS! In the 47th minute there was a penalty for ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ. Besim Vecdet stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tobias Øverland. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Besim Vecdet to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stasio Plachetka in the 52nd minute of play forced APOELHELLAS's goalkeeper Tobias Øverland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Stasio Plachetka in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye APOELHELLAS's goalie prevented a goal. In the 61st minute, Stasio Plachetka 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. APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Plachetka in the 72nd minute of play. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ made a substitution. Zlatan Ibrahim replaced Besim Vecdet. Ghitã Pârlea made a great header on ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's corner, it was just that APOELHELLAS's Tobias Øverland managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 79th minute, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Zlatan Ibrahim ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tobias Øverland. Tobias Øverland yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. The crowd rose to their feet as ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Fotis Theofilopoulos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tobias Øverland. That made the score 0-5 after 84 minutes of play. In the 87th minute, Zlatan Ibrahim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 91 minutes into the game, ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's Zlatan Ibrahim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tobias Øverland made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. ΑΙΕΝ ΥΨΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΝ's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.