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Digenis Morphou Advances to Cup Quarterfinals After Penalty Shootout

Published January 21, 2026, 20:17
Digenis Morphou Advances to Cup Quarterfinals After Penalty Shootout

Digenis Morphou secured a significant advancement to the quarterfinals of the Cyprus Cup, defeating Nea Salamina 4-3 in a penalty shootout. The match ended 2-2 after regular time and extra time, with Kontopoulos equalizing for Nea Salamina in stoppage time. In the penalty shootout, Digenis benefited from two missed penalties by Nea Salamina, and one penalty by Andreou hitting the woodwork. Baounovitc scored the winning penalty for Digenis, who are now the only second-tier team remaining in the competition.