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Thrilling Encounter in Limassol Ends in a Draw Between Aris and Puskas Academy
Limassol, Cyprus – An action-packed match at the Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro saw Aris and Puskas Academy draw in a thrilling UEFA Europa Conference League encounter.
Aris started strongly, with J. Montnor opening the scoring in the 6th minute thanks to an assist from Y. Gomis. The lead was extended in the 16th minute with a penalty converted by G. Kvilitaia. Puskas Academy showed resilience, but the first half ended with a yellow card for P. Stronati and S. Yago.
The second half was a back-and-forth of emotions. Despite having 60% possession, Puskas Academy found it difficult to penetrate the Aris defense. However, L. Colley managed to narrow the gap in the 78th minute, and subsequently equalized in the 81st minute with an assist from Z. Nagy. Just when it seemed Puskas Academy would take the win, E. Semedo scored for Aris in the 87th minute, assisted by Caju, giving them the lead again. The final score reflected a draw that leaves the tie open for the return leg. Despite yellow cards to players from both teams like A. Markgraf, G. Harutyunyan and C. Charalampous, the intensity of the game was maintained until the last minute. Aris finished with 40% possession and 16 shots, while Puskas Academy had 60% possession and 7 shots.
Substitutions puskas academy: at minute 46 P. Dardai came in and A. Markgraf went out., at minute 46 A. Nemeth came in and L. Colley went out., at minute 65 U. Nissila came in and A. Favorov went out., at minute 72 G. Harutyunyan came in and M. Semel went out., at minute 88 M. Soisalo came in and D. Lukacs went out.
Substitutions aris: at minute 46 Y. Gomis came in and A. Kakoullis went out., at minute 60 G. Kvilitaia came in and A. Kokorin went out., at minute 60 D. Gaustad came in and E. Semedo went out., at minute 72 S. Yago came in and Y. Bourhane went out., at minute 76 Anderson Correia came in and Caju went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aris
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Puskas Academy
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