{"id":110735,"date":"2026-05-06T21:21:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T18:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/?p=110735"},"modified":"2026-05-07T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:22:24","slug":"match-report-aek-apollon-1-0-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/en\/match-report-aek-apollon-1-0-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report | AEK-APOLLON (1-0)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the 7th round of the Cyprus League by Stoiximan play-offs, we faced AEK FC at the AEK Arena and suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We started the match in an organised manner and created the first chance in the 8th minute through a long-range effort by Vrikkis, but AEK took the lead in the 11th minute after a move from the right side, with Bajic finishing from inside the area.<\/p>\n<p>Until halftime, we tried to respond through efforts by Markovic and Malekkidis, while Kuhn kept us in the game with important saves. 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