AEL and APOEL agree on crunch match tickets

AEL and APOEL agreed on Wednesday on the number of tickets for Saturday’s derby in Limassol that will decide the island’s football champion for 2014.

According to a statement posted on APOEL’s official website, home team AEL will take 5,060 tickets for the Tsirion stadium’s east stand, while the away side will receive 2,400 on the opposite stand.

The decision was taken during an afternoon meeting at the football association (CFA) between the chairmen of the two teams and CFA chief Costakis Koutsokoumnis.

The statement said the meting took place in an excellent climate and the aim is for Saturday’s game to be played without any problems.

It was also decided to use two extra officials in the fame, to oversee the goal lines.

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