Anorthosis and APOEL met (1st Division) at Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca. It was played on , with kick-off at . The referee is Chrysovalantis Theouli. In the 16 matches on our record refereed by Chrysovalantis Theouli, an average of 2.9 yellow cards were shown per game. Anorthosis are coached by Nestor El Maestro, APOEL by Nikolaos Papadopoulos.
Anorthosis beat APOEL 2-1. It was 1-0 at half time. The goals came from Kiko (27', pen.), A. Bakasetas (51') and Rafa Lopes (90').
Anorthosis came into the match with 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5, scoring 4 and conceding 8. APOEL came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, scoring 14 and conceding 5.
In our records the two sides have met 6 times: Anorthosis won 2, 2 ended level and APOEL won 2. Their last meeting, on , finished Anorthosis 2-1 APOEL. Every result is on the head-to-head page.
This page has the Anorthosis – APOEL match report, the goals, the line-ups and the standings.
Match details
Venue
Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
Referee
Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) 2.94 yellow and 0.00 red cards per match over 16 matches
Anorthosis left it late to beat APOEL2-1, with Rafa Lopes the match-winner. The half-time score was 1-0. Rafa Lopes was our player of the match, rated 6.8 by the ScoreMondo model for Anorthosis. Saturday 12 September, Antonis Papadopoulos (Larnaca): Anorthosis against APOEL in the 1st Division, kick-off 17:00.
The story of the match
Anorthosis took the lead on 27 minutes thanks to Kiko from the penalty spot. Half-time: 1-0, Anorthosis in front.
APOEL drew level at 1-1 on 51 minutes thanks to A. Bakasetas. Rafa Lopes put Anorthosis 2-1 ahead after 90 minutes.
The statistics
Booked for Anorthosis: Gabriel Furtado (54'), B. Dione (78') and Rafa Lopes (92'). APOEL's yellow cards went to A. Bakasetas in the 85th minute.
The players
Behind him, Kiko at 6.6, A. Bakasetas at 6.6 and A. Chrysostomou at 6.2 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. Anorthosis made 5 changes: Rafa Lopes for A. Da Cruz (59'), B. Dione for K. Artymatas (70'), A. Karamanolis for A. Chrysostomou (70') and S. Thandi for S. Middendorp (86'). From the APOEL bench came A. Bakasetas on 46 minutes, F. Perez on 46 minutes, S. Vrontis on 63 minutes and A. Garcia on 72 minutes, among 5 changes.
The context
Before kick-off, Anorthosis' last 5 matches had brought 1 win and 4 defeats. Anorthosis lost 3-1 away to Apollon Limassol in their last match. APOEL came into the match with 2 wins and 3 defeats from their last 5 matches — scoring in 3 straight games. Their most recent game was a 6-0 win over AEL Limassol for APOEL. Anorthosis and APOEL have met 5 times in our records: 1 win for Anorthosis, 2 for APOEL and 2 draws. When they last met, on 16 August 2026, APOEL won 3-1. There have been 14 goals in the 5 meetings, 2.8 a game. Chrysovalantis Theouli was the referee, averaging 2.9 yellow cards per match across 16 matches in our records.
What the result means
Anorthosis end a run of 4 straight defeats. APOEL have now scored in 4 consecutive matches.
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1st Division
