KOPA League results
Sunday 1st April 2018
First Division
Apoel 3 New Salamis 2
Second Division
Achna 4 Panathinaikos 8
Challenge Cup
Quarter Final
Brotherhood 1 Livadia 5
First Division
Apoel 3 NewSalamis 2
A great result for Apoel defeating last year’s league Champions New Salamis this win even puts Apoel into the running for the championship.
With 18 games to play Apoel have played 14 games 24 points New Salamis 13 games and 30 points and leaders Anorthosis 15 games 33 points.
It was end to end football right up to the end New Salamis were leading 2-0 from an own goal on 15th minute and a Kyri Portou penalty goal in the 30th minute.
But Apoel recovered they showed grit and stamina and pursued the New Salamis rearguard Their first goal was an own goal on the 56min.
The second and third came in the 78th and 80th minute scored by super sub Michael Philippou who only came on as a sub in the 73rd minute to finish the game in Apoel’s favour.
Second Division
Achna 4 Panathinaikos 8
What a score line great entertainment for both sets of fans and neutrals.
This result means Asha are second division champions with Achna to fight with KLN and Komi Kebir for the second promotion spot.
Panathinaikos change places with Brotherhood who now go bottom and Panathinaikos one place above them
The score went like this with Achnas first in the scoreline 0-3 2-3 2-6 3-6 3-7 4-7 4-8
Achna goals came from Justin Zacharia (2); Theokli Charalambous and then followed by Yiannis Pilavakis. Panathinaikos goals came from Anastasi Kasapi 3, Nicholas Michael 2, Dylan Loblack 1, Alex Ctori 1 and Ben Tamayo 1
Challenge Cup
Quarter Final
Brotherhood 1 Livadia 5
Livadia became the first club to reach the semi final of the Challenge Cup. Their goals coming from Sion Hardy, Elia Katsoloudi, Jordan, Ricky Sarno and Danyal Ali and Brotherhood’s goal came from Sammy Locker Townsend.
Livadia are a good cup team and have won several cups in recent years maybe they will continue this momentum.
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