Safe for 75 minutes, the guests were trapped between the extremely disciplined defense zones of Levi. Only in the last 15 minutes did Jovanovic's team make phases, which was late to take risks. The Nicosia team that completed the match at 61% did not take advantage of the possession of the ball. Unused all six corners.
Having excellently read the game of APOEL, Levi closed all the spaces on the axis, with three cuts, while the blue and yellows were weak from the edges as Triskovski - Charalambidis was again on a bad day.
Knowing that he has no options on the bench, Levi sought a furious start, knowing that he would not have a hard time keeping the result, having the defensive top five (along with Angelov) and an APOEL tired from the match against Lyon.
The guests entered asleep, Roncato warned (Chiotis repulsed), but Zaire with a goal - painting (from a cross by Zanisio) opened the score. Characteristic of APOEL's presence in the first half was the behavior of Oliveira in the second goal, where the Brazilian lost too much to the scorer Roncato.
Having a "cushion" of 2-0, Anorthosis devoted themselves to the faithful implementation of Levi's defensive plan, with two defense zones and the pursuit of a third goal with the fast Zaire. The "Lady" was worried (again not seriously) towards the end, when APOEL loaded its attack.
Referee: L. Trattos
Red: -
Yellow: 32 'Zaire, 53' Zanicio / 30 'Boaventura, 38' Marcinho
Goal: 11 'Zaire, 14' Roncato
Compositions:
Recovery (R. Levi): Kozacic, Zanisio, Sprokel, Colin, Adic, Sielis, Angelov, Makris, Markinios (90 '+ 3 Tomasic), Zaire, Roncato (79' Quirkvelia)
On the bench: Stachoviak, Laifis, Theodorou
Injured - punished: Rezek, Okkas, Konstantinou, Lamborde, Laban, Marangos
APOEL (I. Jovanovic): Chiotis, Solomou, Oliveira, Kaka, Boaventura, Morais (72 'Solari), Elder (46' Pinto), Marcinho, Charalambidis (72 'Alexandrou), Triskovski, Ailton
On the bench: Pardo, Poursaitidis, Andorno, Satsias
Injured: George, Manduca
SCIENCES
Levi preferred Sielis from Quirkvelias, leaving Marcinios on the wings. Rest for Pinto - Poursaitidi.
HOW THEY PLAYED
Levi started with 4-1-4-1 who had Angelov in front of the 4's back and Marcinios - Zaire at the ends. After the 2-0, Makris went out to the right for Markinios to return to the midfield. APOEL started with 4-5-1 but after the 2-0, Elder was promoted next to Marcinio, leaving Morais as the only cutter. After 35 'the wings of APOEL changed wings (Triskovski on the right, Charalambidis on the left).
Freer in the second half, Triskovski, played near Ailton, leaving the whole right wing to Solomou, to play "one by one" with Adic since Zaire did not return to score. Jovanovic returned to 3-4-3 after 72 'with Solari - Ailton - Triskovski in front, Alexandrou - Marcinio - Pinto - Solomou. When Roncato left, Quirkvelia and Zaire went to the left in the attack.
FACE OF THE MATCH
Zawad Zaire - He was by far the best on the field, he scored a spectacular goal and danced the defense of APOEL many times, showing that only by chance he had never been in the crosshairs of Lyon.
GOOD
Evandro Roncato - Gave his team another huge victory after that in GSP. He put them alone with the whole defense of APOEL, although he played injured for about half an hour.
EVIL
Marcelo Oliveira - Maybe in his worst game with APOEL he made the mistake in the second goal, he got angry, then he went to score in the set but his heads were desperate, with the exception of one.
PHASES - GOALS:
4 '- Chiotis hardly chases a shot by Roncato, from a side position.
11 '- GOAL! 1-0, Zaire. Cross by Zanisio, spectacular Moroccan shooter.
14 '- GOAL! 2-0, Roncato. The Brazilian steals from Oliveira who μά sleeps, goes out four-on-four with Chiotis and… lies down the Greek.
28 '- Morais's long shot, easily blocked by Kozacic.
54 '- Zaire goes to hang Chiotis from afar, having previously "got rid" of Solomou.
57 '- Chiotis hardly chases a shot by Zaire, who again had successfully dribbled Solomou.
73 '- Solomos's cross, with Alexandrou's leg, easily Kozatsik.
83 '- Pinto shoots, but Kozacic is sent off for a corner kick.
84 '- Adic blocks a shot by Solari coming out in front of Kozacic.
85 '- Shot by Solomos, out.
88 '- Marcinho outscores Ailton, who is overtaken by Sprockel.
INTERESTING
Almost full
The 2.500 were reached by the APOEL fans who filled the podium that belonged to them. The majority of the "Lady"'s friends went to "Antonis Papadopoulos", many vacancies only in the podium of the organized.
Together the presidents
Phoebus Erotokritou and Savvas Kakos talked for a long time before the kick-off. Officially, the honorary president of Anorthosis Kiki Konstantinou, together they watched the match Okkas - Konstantinou.
Jovanovic apologized
Jovanovic deviated towards the end of the match, asking for a foul on Marcinho from the fourth referee, Giannis Anastasiou. After a few minutes, the APOEL coach returned and apologized in the fourth. However, at the end of the match, Jovanovic asked for an explanation from Tratto, something he rarely does.
Give away cards
Trattos gave two or three cards in the first half, culminating in that of Oliveira, in the phase that injured Roncato.
- Neophytos Larkou officially watched the match.
- Predrag Erak, who was in Serbia for his father's funeral, returned to Cyprus. He was found next to Jovanovic.
- Lamborde entered the field at the end of the match to congratulate his teammates.
Source: KATHIMERINI - Mikaelo Papadakis