Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Apollon Smirnis (3rd, 56 pts) held a 27-point advantage over AEK Athens II (11th, 29 pts). AEK Athens II ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: AEK Athens II 1.07 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Apollon Smirnis 1.32 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.19.
AEK Athens II arrived off three straight defeats. Apollon Smirnis carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: AEK Athens II 2/15, Apollon Smirnis 13/15.
The venue was Dimotiko Gipedo Rouf in Dimotiko Gipedo Rouf, with room for 2,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Apollon Smirnis led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.