AEL 2-3 Apoel Nicosia — Cypriot First Division, 28 Feb 2026
Apoel Nicosia beat AEL 3-2 in the Cypriot First Division on 28 February 2026 at Alphamega Stadium, Kolossi. Daniel Mancini, Leo Natel, D. Abagna, Stefan Dražić got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, AEL have won 1 and Apoel Nicosia 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Alphamega Stadium · Kolossi·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-141'
- Half-time0-1
- 57'
- 58'
- 1-158'
- 1-259'
- 67'Foul
- 68'Foul
- 74'
- 76'
- 1-381'
- 84'
- 84'
- 84'
- 86'
- 86'
- 86'
- 2-390'Penalty
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
AEL
- 8.2Sérgio ConceiçãoM
- 7.5Léo NatelF
- 7.3Danil ParoutisF
- 7.2Luka BogdanD
- 6.9Zakaria SawoF
- 6.9François Régis MugheM
- 6.9Emmanuel ImanishimweD
- 6.7Davor ZdravkovskiM
- 6.7Nemanja GlavčićM
- 6.5Guillermo OchoaG
- 6.3Andreas MakrisM
- 6.3Bassel JradiM
- 6.3Thapelo MasekoF
- 6.3Luther SinghM
- 6.3Ivan MilosavljevićM
- 6.3Dušan StevanovićD
Apoel Nicosia
- 8.2Stefan DražićF
- 8.2Daniel ManciniM
- 7.5David AbagnaM
- 7.3Mathías TomásM
- 7.2Konstantinos LaifisD
- 6.9Vitor MeerD
- 6.9Franz BrorssonD
- 6.7Peter OlayinkaM
- 6.6Nicolas KoutsakosM
- 6.6Vid BelecG
- 6.5DálcioM
- 6.3Diego RosaM
- 6.3MarquinhosM
- 6.3Miloš DegenekD
- 6.3Max MeyerM
- 6.2NanúD
Line-ups
Apoel Nicosia4-2-3-1
AEL3-4-3
Substitutes
AELHugo Martins
Substitutes
- 37J. SzokeM
- 10B. Z. Jradi84'M6.3
- 99A. KeravnosG
- 33A. Makris84'M6.3
- 8V. PapafotisM
- 45F. ForestieriF
- 11Luther Singh58'M6.3
- 29D. Paroutis74'F7.3
- 2C. FrantzisD
- 98P. KyriakouG
- 63F. R. Mughe84'M6.9
- 25A. Panagiotou Filiotis
Apoel NicosiaPablo Garcia
Substitutes
- 22A. ChristodoulouG
- 99P. Olayinka76'M6.7
- 5Miloš Degenek86'D6.3
- 10Marquinhos86'M6.3
- 7M. Meyer86'M6.3
- 1Gabriel PereiraG
- 2Evagoras AntoniouD
- 17D. Abagna59'57'M7.5
- 38Geovane MeurerM
- 21C. PoursaitidisF
- 36C. AppiahF
- 45K. Yiannacou
Team statistics
52%Possession48%
1.73Expected goals (xG)1.21
15Total shots11
5Shots on target6
4Shots off target3
5Blocked shots2
8Corners2
0Offsides2
12Fouls16
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves3
400Total passes350
316Accurate passes288
79%Pass accuracy82%
AEL
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérgio Conceição | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8.2 |
| Léo Natel | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Danil Paroutis | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Luka Bogdan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Zakaria Sawo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| François Régis Mughe | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Emmanuel Imanishimwe | 85 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Davor Zdravkovski | 58 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nemanja Glavčić | 85 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Guillermo Ochoa | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Andreas Makris | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Bassel Jradi | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Thapelo Maseko | 74 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Luther Singh | 39 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ivan Milosavljević | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Dušan Stevanović | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
Apoel Nicosia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Dražić | 90 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Daniel Mancini | 87 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
| David Abagna | 40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Mathías Tomás | 77 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Konstantinos Laifis | 87 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Vitor Meer | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Franz Brorsson | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Peter Olayinka | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Nicolas Koutsakos | 58 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Vid Belec | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Dálcio | 87 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Diego Rosa | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Marquinhos | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Miloš Degenek | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Max Meyer | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Nanú | 90 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
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