Paphos achieved a great victory over Villarreal with a score of 1-0 in the match between them that took place at the "Alfamega" stadium for the 4th matchday of the League Phase of the Champions League. This was the first victory of the Paphian team in the institution that allows them to hope for other successes.
In the first part of the match, the first final was for Paphos when in the 2′ Kina made the shot from a side position but the ball went just over the crossbar. Villarreal "answered" in the 6th minute when after a cross in the area of Pafos, but Mikautadze from the height of the small area did not catch the ball.
The Spaniards had another good chance three minutes later when Gueye went one-on-one with Michail but the Cypriot keeper cleared with his feet.
Paphos managed from the 15th minute onwards to balance the game and limit the aggressive... appetites of the Spaniards. Apart from their two phases at the beginning of the match, as Villarreal did not actually threaten Michael's goal, they only recorded two more finals in the 40' and 44' with the Cypriot keeper, however, averting the danger in both.
In the second half, only in the 46th minute, Paphos managed to take the lead when after a corner kick by Sema, Lukasen headed the ball into the net for 1-0. The Paphian team continued to be better and in the 52nd minute they recorded another final with a shot by China which ended up in the hands of Júnior.
In fact, in the 62nd minute, Lucassen threatened again with a header, after a cross from Shema, but the ball went over the posts.
In the 65' and 69' the Spaniards threatened, however, in the first phase Michael said "no" to Oluwaseyi, while in the second Pépé was off target.
In the end, the Paphian team managed to keep the 1-0 advantage and get a very important and important victory!
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Paphos FC (Juan Carlos Carcedo): Michael, Bruno, Lucassen, Luiz, Shema (72' Peleas), Goldar, Sunic, Pepe (78' Anderson), China (87' Langa), Orsic (78' Zaza), Dragomir.
Villarreal (Marthelino): Junior, Mourinho, Foith, Vega, Cardona (63′ Pedraza), Pepe, Parejo (63′ Comesana), Geig, Moliero (56′ Solomon), Mikautaj (56′ Oluwasegi), Perez (63′ Moreno).
