AEK earned a shock late winner in Moscow against Spartak to book their place in the Europa League playoff round, while Apollon were knocked out by Grasshopper in extra-time.
After the 1-1 draw in Larnaca last week, AEK they knew they be under a lot of pressure but they played defensively and counter attacked.
Right at the end the stadium was shaken when AEK, on 89 minutes, a pass found Trickovski unmarked who slotted the ball home to give the Cypriot team a historic win.
Apollon needed a win against Grasshopper, but the Swiss were all over the Cypriot team the first half Lwith Grasshopper hitting the crossbar twice in quick succession with powerful headers.
Against the run of play Apollon took the lead when substitute Papoulis’ corner was thumped home by Paolo Vinicius.
Andersen equalised in the 77th minute.
Apollon made it 2-1 on the night, so 3-3 on aggregate, sending the game to extra-time. Which Grasshopper won 5-4 on aggregate.