Controversial Refereeing Decisions in APOEL-Apollon Friendly

Refereeing decisions in a friendly match between APOEL and Apollon have sparked discussions. Specifically, the focus is on the refereeing of Kyriakos Athanasiou, who allegedly made two serious mistakes.

The first concerns a missed penalty in favor of Apollon, while the second concerns a phase before their equalizing goal, where the ball supposedly went out of bounds. Assistant referee Nikos Englezou also bears responsibility.

Questions are being raised about the adequacy of Cypriot referees ahead of the new season, with chief referee Antonio Damato being called upon to analyze the data and improve the situation.