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APOLLON-PAFO: They Did It Again and 'Hurt' Karsedo in His Farewell!

Published January 4, 2026, 20:06
APOLLON-PAFO: They Did It Again and 'Hurt' Karsedo in His Farewell!

Apollon Limassol defeated the champion Paphos 2-1, just as they did in the first round of the championship! This time, not 1-0, but 2-1, with Losada seeing Marques and Rodrigues score one goal each. Bruno scored for Paphos, who lost, in Karsedo's last match on the bench. With this victory, Apollon climbed to 6th place with 27 points, being -2 from APOEL and +3 from AEL. On the other hand, Paphos, having one game less, completed their 16th league match with 34 points, -1 from Omonia. Apollon will next play at home against ENP (11/1), while Paphos will host Akritas Chlorakas in the Cup on 8/1. The match: 'The blue' started the match better and opened the scoring in the 6th minute with Marques, after an excellent pass from Malekkidis who was credited with the assist. The Karsedo team was forced to take risks in the course of the match, however, Losada's team was again the one that threatened. Michael, however, stopped Apollon's scorer (25') with a very good save. Paphos improved their performance, threatened Koun in the 35th minute and three minutes later Bruno equalized with a close-range shot. At the start of the second half, Apollon took the lead again, thanks to a successful penalty kick by Gary Rodrigues (52'). Five minutes later, Thomas failed to take advantage of the opportunity created, while in the 73rd minute Bruno from close range could not equalize to 2-2. In the 81st and 87th minutes, Michael made two great saves on shots from Kvinda and Rodrigues, with the 2-1 score remaining until the end. Apollon: Koun, Gaspar (67' Siekkis), Lam (31' Vouros) Kvinda, Malekkidis, Liubits, Brown, Veismbek (84' Zmerhal), Rodrigues, Thomas (84' Spoliaritis), Marques (67' Duondou) Paphos: Michael, Louiz, Bruno, Kina (67' Basouamina), Orsich, Lukasen (67' Zaza), Sounits, Dragomir (82' Ontelfalk), Oliveira, Koreia, Pepe Apollon – Paphos 2-1 (4/1, 'Alphamega' Stadium) Scorers: Marques (6'), Rodrigues (52' pen.) / Bruno (38') Yellows: Lam, Duondou, Thomas / Bruno, Lukasen, Louiz Red: Referee: Tehrany Andreas 1st Assistant Referee: Komodromos Heraklis 2nd Assistant Referee: Toumazou Andreas 4th Referee: Antoniou Marios VAR: Wolfensberger Sven AVAR: Kalogirou Marios Observer: Theodotou Kostas