PERISTERONA, Cyprus (Interstat) — Doxa, the home side, defeated visiting Iraklis Yerolakkou 4-1 on Friday at Stadio Katokopia-Epistrofi-Glafkos Kliridis, getting two goals from Georgios Kosteas and one each from Ilias Batzonis and Nikola Trujic. Doxa scored four goals total, while Iraklis Yerolakkou scored one. The match was a home fixture for Doxa and a road fixture for Iraklis Yerolakkou.

Kosteas opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Batzonis doubled the Doxa lead in the 28th minute, and Kosteas scored again in the 38th minute. Doxa took a three-goal lead into halftime. Iraklis Yerolakkou cut into the deficit in the 64th minute when Wankewai Rooney scored. Trujic answered for Doxa in the 70th minute, closing the scoring and restoring the home side’s three-goal margin. Doxa never trailed after Kosteas’s first goal, and Iraklis Yerolakkou’s goal was its only tally of the match.

Kosteas recorded two goals while playing 90 minutes and was Doxa’s top performer in the match. Batzonis recorded one goal in 90 minutes. Trujic also recorded one goal in 90 minutes. Rooney recorded one goal in 90 minutes for Iraklis Yerolakkou. The key performances for Doxa came from Kosteas, Batzonis and Trujic, while Rooney supplied the visiting side’s goal.

Doxa improved to 3-0-1 in this competition and 3-0-1 across all competitions. Iraklis Yerolakkou is now 0-3-1 in this competition and 0-3-1 across all competitions. In its previous three matches, Doxa drew 1-1 at ASIL Lysi, beat visiting AO Agia Napa 3-0 and won 4-3 at Halkanoras. In its previous three matches, Iraklis Yerolakkou lost 1-0 at home to Paralimni, drew 0-0 at Chloraka and lost 2-0 at ASIL Lysi. Doxa’s competition record now stands at three wins, no losses and one draw, and its overall record is also three wins, no losses and one draw. Iraklis Yerolakkou’s competition record now stands at no wins, three losses and one draw, and its overall record is also no wins, three losses and one draw.

Doxa’s scoring came in the 16th, 28th, 38th and 70th minutes. Iraklis Yerolakkou scored in the 64th minute. Doxa’s first-half goals put the home side ahead before halftime, and the final Doxa goal came after Rooney’s strike for Iraklis Yerolakkou. The match was played at Stadio Katokopia-Epistrofi-Glafkos Kliridis in Peristerona. Doxa’s record in the competition remains without a loss, while Iraklis Yerolakkou remains without a win. Doxa’s overall record also remains without a loss, and Iraklis Yerolakkou’s overall record also remains without a win. Doxa scored twice before the 30-minute mark and added a third goal before halftime. Iraklis Yerolakkou’s goal came in the second half and made the score 3-1 before Doxa closed the scoring.

Kosteas led the Doxa attack with his two-goal effort, while Batzonis and Trujic each added one goal. Rooney accounted for Iraklis Yerolakkou’s goal. Doxa’s win came in a competition match and also counted in its overall record. Iraklis Yerolakkou’s loss came in the same competition and also counted in its overall record. Doxa’s previous results included a draw and two wins. Iraklis Yerolakkou’s previous results included two losses and a draw. Doxa’s four goals were scored by Kosteas twice, Batzonis once and Trujic once. Iraklis Yerolakkou’s goal was scored by Rooney. Kosteas, Batzonis and Trujic each played 90 minutes for Doxa, and Rooney played 90 minutes for Iraklis Yerolakkou.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 final score. Interstat’s ELO system gave Doxa a 78.2 percent probability to win. Doxa had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1, and the total of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.