Football Cyprus
Omonia Aradippou achieved a "golden" victory against Omonia on May 29 (1-0), in the effort to stay in the division.
The "golden" goal for the "pigeons" was Deslandes' own goal in the 63rd minute, in a match in which they had control and most of the finals in the match.
Most finals, but 0-0
In the first half, the hosts had most of the finals, but could not find the goal. In the 2nd minute, after Siikki's cross and Mozino's header, the ball went wide, while the same player's shot in the 11th minute went into the arms of Brol. Two minutes later, Borges stepped into the area, shot, but the ball was countered and ended up as a corner. In the 24th minute, Mozino's shot was blocked by Brol. It took thirteen minutes to record the next phase in the match. In the 37th minute, Borges' shot was blocked by Brol, while a minute later, in the visitors' first final, Enem's shot went to the outside of the net. In the 41st minute, Trugic's cross went wide, while in the 45th minute Koutsakos shot, but the ball went wide.
The home team found the "golden" goal from...an opponent
In the second half, in the 46th minute, the visitors had the first good moment, when Fiaka's shot went just wide, while in the 50th minute, the home team had a crossbar after Koutsakos' header. In the 63rd minute, redemption came for the "pigeons". The home side stole the ball in the middle, Vrontis passed to Borges, who crossed from the left, with Deslandes in his attempt to clear sending the ball unwittingly into his own team's net. Omonia 29 May then tried for the equaliser. In the 71st minute, Enem's shot went wide, while three minutes later Zeukis' shot went into Loria's arms. Then, specifically in the 81st minute, Enem's header was blocked by Loria, while three minutes later, the same player again threatened with a shot, but Loria saved for a corner. From the corner, the ball reached Ikoko, who sent the ball wide. The home team threatened in the 86th minute, with McCoy shooting from a good position, but Broll deflected for a corner. OR Hugo Martins' team found space in stoppage time and on the counterattack, Ferrier, after the pass from Pontikos, from an advantageous position, shot, but the defenders of Omonia May 29 blocked and sent the ball to a corner.
The compositions of the two teams
Omonia Aradippou (Ugo Martins): Loria, Siikkis, Sintonio, Antoniou, Sana, Kallis, Havelka, Polykarpou (62' Vrontis), Mozino (79' Ferrier), Borges (85' Mekaui), Koutsakos (79' Pontikos).
Omonia on May 29 (Giorgos Petrakis): Brol, Moros, Deslandes, Sampanadzovic (69' Zeuki), Ikoko, Fiakas (69' Fernandes), Garcia, Nlandou, Wheeler, Enem, Trugic.
Source: gazzetta.gr
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