AEL players in car crash on way to match

FOUR AEL Limassol players were injured last night when their car overturned on the way to their UEFA Cup match with Hungarian team Ferencvaros at Limassol’s Tsireon stadium.

The accident happened on Nicodimos Mylonas Street after the players’ car collided with another car with three women passengers.

The four players, captain Rikkos Christofi, goalkeeper Demetris Leonis, Marios Christodoulou, and George Constantis were all rushed to a private clinic.

Christofi was injured on the head and Leoni suffered concussion. Neither was said to be in a serious condition.

Christodoulou and Constanti were slightly injured and were discharged after receiving treatment.

AEL went on to win last night’s match 2-1 but Ferencvaros goes through on aggregate (5-2).

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