With a victory for TRIA EKA AEL over APOEL Perestroika in Lefkotheo with 103 – 89, the curtain fell on the 12th game for the 1st phase of the ECOMMBX Basket League. AEL, which was better in the longer periods, led at halftime with 45-34 and reached the victory, although in the replay they played without Clark, who was sent off shortly before the end half time.
The match started with absolute dominance of AEL, as the visiting team, after the initial 4-0, in the 5th, took a 17-3 lead and therefore, early on, APOEL had to find solutions on both sides of the field. Flowers, Taylor and Tate were the main spearheads in the attack for the Limassol team and although afterwards APOEL found some solutions, but only in the attack, before 28-14, a result with which AEL led to 10, the difference had reached +16 (28-12). The 2nd period started at a slower pace, which helped AEL maintain a relative safety difference (since it was still However, at 15, the home team reduced to 33-25 (-8), but the continuation again belonged to AEL, who found solutions mainly with Clark in the attack and thus, the difference rose again to +16 (41-25), always for the Limassol team and while at the end of the half APOEL reduced to 45-34 and while from AEL's side, Clark was sent off, following an unsportsmanlike foul and a technical penalty. The hosts were on target at the beginning of the 3rd period, they managed to drop the difference to -6 when they cut it to 56-50. But thanks to its regional accuracy, AEL then again dominated on both sides of the field and this image resulted in the difference in favor of the guests continuously increasing, as at 29, the team from Limassol took the lead with 79-55, i.e. with +24! At +29 (84-55) AEL found itself with consecutive points, mainly from Tate, Flowers and thus at the beginning of the 4th period and of course, the winner had essentially been decided even though there was enough time left...For AEL, the question was now covering the difference by which it had lost after the 1st round match, which was 19 points. However, afterwards APOEL found solutions and gradually reduced the difference to 39' and although AEL had reached 100 points, the home team reduced to 100-84, i.e. 16 points. The final difference was 14 points, as AEL won 103-89. Ten minutes: 14-28, 34-45, 55-79, 89-103. APOEL Perestroika (Nicolas Papadopoulos): Taylor 13, Honor 21 (4), Whyte 7 (2), Funderburg 30 (2), Mantovanis, Mythillos, Koilaras 7 (2), Papamichail 11 (3), Louka.TRIA EKA AEL (Kalia Papadopoulou): Clark 10, Markou 2, Tate 31 (5), Flowers 29 (5), Taylor 20 (1), Armakolas 5 (1), Moniatis 6 (2), Georgiou, Watts.
