THE THIRD CUP 19 YEARS LATER
In our fifth participation in the cup final we were able to win our third cup. In the first round we faced AS Ormidias, which we defeated in Tsirio 5-0 while in Ormidia we brought a drew 3-3. In the next phase we faced Aris and won it in both games with the same score (1-0).
In the quarterfinals we faced the Union, which had the same fate as Aris in both games (4-1 in Tsirio and 2-0 in Paralimni).One step before the final (semifinal) we played with Omonia, where we brought two drew. First in Makareio 1-1 and then in Tsirio 0-0, passing to the final with the goal we achieved away from home.
Thus, on June 23, 1986, we reached the final, where after a draw of the two courts (Makareiou and Tsireiou) we faced the then champion APOEL in Tsirio. We played as champions that day and after a very good performance we won 2-0 and won the third cup in our history.
For almost the entire 90 minutes, Apollon was the leader, who in the 57th minute won a penalty, when Giagoudakis was overthrown by Ioannidis and Kenny made it 1-0. In the 64th minute, Socrates achieved the 2-0, which was the final result, giving Apollon a cup title after 19 years.
Lineup: Koniotis, Pieris, Pittas, Andrellis, Chrysostomou, Yiangoudakis, Sokratous (88΄ Stylianou), Kenny, Christodoulou (81΄ Efraim), Ioannou, Templar.