Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press
GSP stadium in
Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — APOEL Nicosia extended its improbable run
in the Champions League after a pair of saves from goalkeeper Dionisios
Chiotis gave the Cypriot club a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Lyon
for a place in the quarterfinals.
Chiotis made two nearly identical saves by diving to his left to block
penalties from Alexandre Lacazette and Michel Bastos while APOEL
converted all four of its own spot kicks to stun the French club.
The game finished 1-0 to APOEL after regulation for a 1-1 aggregate
score, and neither side could break the deadlock in extra time, despite
the hosts going down to 10 men when goalscorer Gustavo Manduca was given
his second booking with six minutes left.
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