APOEL (Nicosia), where the Bulgarian national Georgi Kostadinov plays, an opportunity to took an important step towards the title in the Cypriot championship on Sunday (21st arpil) when they host last campaign's leader Aris (Limasol), writes Topsport.
30 minutes earlier, AEK (Larnaca) plays against Omonia.
Three rounds before the end of the championship "yellow-blue" from Nicosia have 69 points at the top, AEK is behind them with 68. Next are Omonia with 65 and Aris with 61.
The website kerkida.net notes that when visiting Paphos, the APOEL team won due to two main reasons - 100 percent effectiveness in attack and defense, which almost did not allow shots on the goal of Vid Belets.
"Kostadinov's good performance is undoubtedly a valuable tool in the hands of coach Ricardo Sa Pinto. The match in Paphos showed that the Portuguese's previous decisions to sit him out for a whole game could be one of the reasons that cost him points. The Bulgarian played well and should not lose a single minute in the matches until the end if APOEL want the title. When he has a day, he is simply omnivorous. And although he contributed significantly to Sunday's victory, he will now have an even more difficult task, the information says.
APOEL have not been champions since 2019 or even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes fans impatient, and every decision of the coach is scrutinized. In fact, the team went through the most difficult period without a real coach on the bench during the matches and looks to be in the final right.
"Ghanaian Kingsley Sarfo and Kostadinov formed an almost perfect tandem that does not allow opponents to overcome this line. With his clever playing, Kostadinov is the conductor, and the energetic Sarfo does not leave the slightest opportunity for a gap. This tandem is as mandatory as starting the line-up with a goalkeeper", notes balla.com.cy and predicts the starting line-up.
The match will be led by a foreign referee brigade, as the main referee of the match will be the 41-year-old Portuguese Fabio Verissimo, and Morten Krog Hansen (Denmark) will be sent to the meeting between AEK (Larnaca) and Omonia (Nicosia).