He declared his title in the big derby of the competition APOEL! His team Ricardo Sa Pinto prevailed 1-0 Anorthosis and rocketed to the top of the standings, +5 ahead of his opponent.
Firecrackers, bottles, interruptions and maddening tension on and off the pitch, with the winning goal coming in the 90th minute and the visitors playing with less than 83 minutes and failing to avoid defeat.
The match started with conditions to see a good 90 minutes, but quickly the pace dropped. THE Ferreira in the 2nd he threatened on behalf of Anorthosis, with Chebak two minutes later to answer for the hosts in phases. These were essentially the only good moments of the first part, since the strong duels dominated and the pace was slow.
The second 45 minutes started with changes for both teams, with Doni to enter for the home team in the match and help APOEL become more aggressive. Something that was confirmed a little later when his head Viafans stopped on the post in the 55th minute, the longest phase of the match up to that point. Five minutes later there was a brief stoppage when the home fans threw a firecracker next to the away keeper, Arboleda, causing him to fall to the ground. Nevertheless, a little later and with the medical staff providing first aid, the goalkeeper of Anorthosis got up and continued in the match.
THE APOEL he continued to dominate and it seemed only a matter of time before he found the lead. He missed another great chance in the 69th minute when o Dongalla he failed to defeat him Arboleda from a 4-a-4 position, with the goalkeeper of Anorthosis putting an impressive “stop” on him.
The minutes passed, the nerves grew and the guests put a lot of purpose into their game. However, in the 83′ they were left with one less player due to his suspension Tehera with a second yellow card for a foul on Marquinios and they paid for it a little later. Because with the completion of 90 minutes, Ephraim took the shot, which Arboleda took out temporarily but Tomane took the rebound for 1-0, setting “GSP” on fire.
A goal that, in addition to wild celebrations, also brought new tension and disruption, with objects raining down on the guests’ bench. Finally and after things calmed down a bit, Kristoffersen Mands Kristoffer brought the two teams back on the pitch, with the extra quarter of stoppage time not changing the slightest and APOEL to get a victory-statement in the title battle he gives with her Rectification.
The schedule for the 18th matchday:
Saturday 06/01
APOEL-Anorthosi 1-0
AEL-Apollon Limassol
Sunday 07/01
Karmiotissa-Ethnikos Achnas (17:00)
Nea Salamina-Othellos Athianou (17:00)
Aris Limassol-Omonoia (19:00)
Monday 08/01
AEK Larnaca-AE Zakakiou (19:00)
Doxa Katokopias-Paphos (19:00)
The next (19th) matchday:
Friday 12/01
Ethnikis Achnas-APOEL (19:00)
New Salamina-AEK Larnaca (19:00)
Saturday 13/01
Othellos Athianou-Karmiotissa (17:00)
Omonia-Doxa Katokopias (18:00)
Anorthosis-AE Limassol (19:00)
Sunday 14/01
Paphos-AE Zakakiou (16:00)
Apollon Limassol-Aris Limassol (19:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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