On Wednesday Olympiacos and Omonia Nicosia went head to head at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus for the first leg of the Champions League playoffs.
It seemed like the teams would end on an equalised 0-0 score, but the boys in red came through late in the second half winning 2-0.
Olympiacos dominated the first half of the match, but found it difficult to break through the Cypriot front’s stubborn defense.
The first half ended with no goals in sight but that was to change in the second half when a penalty goal by Olympiacos midfielder Mathieu Valbuena.
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Coach Pedro Martins introduced Lazar Randjelovic and Youssef El-Arabi onto the field in the 58th minute and just a mere ten minutes later Randjelovic forced a handball onto Omonia commit before Valbuena converted the penalty shot into a goal.
The Reds continued fighting through the second half improving on their footwork from the beginning of the match, which finally paid off in overtime.
In the second minute of overtime Andreas Bouchalakis found a great opportunity to pass to forward El-Arabi, who added a swift second goal to the score with a low, long-range shot into the corner of the net.
The next match will be played in Nicosia on 29 September, or if you want to catch the game live tune in at 5:00am AEST on Wednesday 30 September.