LATSIA, Cyprus (Interstat) — AEK Larnaca defeated Midtjylland 3-2 after extra time Sunday in a UEFA Champions League play-off match at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis.

AEK Larnaca struck first in the 9th minute when attacker Victor Oluyemi Olatunji scored on an assist from Imad Faraj. Midtjylland equalized three minutes later, as defender Henrik Dalsgaard found the net off a pass from Eric Joel Andersson.

The match remained level through the remainder of regulation and required extra time, during which the teams combined for three more goals. AEK Larnaca scored twice and Midtjylland once to produce the final margin of victory for the home side. The goal-scorers for the additional strikes were not specified.

Yellow cards were issued to Midtjylland’s Raphael Onyedika Nwadike in the 59th minute and Jose Carlos Ferreira Junior in the 69th minute, and to AEK Larnaca’s Roberto Jose Rosales Altuve in the 77th minute.

Key individual performances included Dalsgaard, a 6-foot-3, 178-pound defender from Viborg, Denmark, who played the full 90 minutes and scored one goal. Olatunji, a 6-foot-2, 187-pound attacker from Sokoto, Nigeria, played 65 minutes and scored one goal. Andersson, a 5-foot-10, 149-pound defender from Goteborg, Sweden, played the full 90 minutes and recorded one assist.

With the result, AEK Larnaca improved to 1 win and 0 losses in Champions League play-offs and to 9 wins, 5 losses and 2 draws across all competitions this season. Midtjylland fell to 0 wins and 1 loss in Champions League play-offs and holds a 12-3-3 record across all competitions.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of AEK Larnaca 1, Midtjylland 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave AEK Larnaca a 51.90 percent probability to win.