Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Akritas 3rd with 54 points, Anagennisi Deryneia 5th with 15, 39 apart. The last five rounds placed Akritas no better than 23rd for form, against 3rd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Anagennisi Deryneia 4 scored and 3 conceded per game, Akritas 1.68 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.38.
Akritas arrived off three straight defeats.
The match was played at Gipedo Anagennisi Deryneias in Derynias (capacity 5,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-3.