Match Report
Ethnikos Gazoros, 15th on 41 points, faced a 34-point deficit to Apollon Smirnis (1st, 75). The last five rounds placed Apollon Smirnis no better than 11th for form, against 1st in the standings. Per game in the league, Apollon Smirnis were scoring 1.25 and conceding 0.73, Ethnikos Gazoros 0.68 and 0.88, against a competition average of 0.95 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Apollon Smirnis, winners of their last seven, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Ethnikos Gazoros's winless run stood at 11. The last-five ledger: Apollon Smirnis 15/15, Ethnikos Gazoros 3/15.
The venue was Stadio Georgios Kamaras in Athens, with room for 14,200 spectators. On the scoreboard, Apollon Smirnis led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.