Cyprus BXL FC steamroll Finland 6-1 to advance to quarter-finals

Cyprus BXL FC secured a spot in the quarter finals last night with an imperious 6-1 victory over Finland, under the masterful guidance of Yiannakis Giangoudakis at the side of regular coach Nikolian. Steamrolling in football is certainly not fun for both teams, but boy did the Cypriots enjoy it last night, making the otherwise compact and solid Finnish team look like putty in their hands! By the end of the first half, Agorakis had already scored a hat trick, and Rossides two. Anastasiou scored the sixth close to the end of the game.

Cyprus BXL FC draw 1-1 with Finland away from home for first playoff leg

Cyprus BXL FC managed to get a good result away from home last night against Finland for the first leg of the first playoff round of the BXL Euroleague. They must be happy for the draw, as Finland had two shots hitting the woodwork, and their performance was lacking the soundness and fluidity of previous games. They will look to capitalise on last night's away goal (scored by Papoutsas) when they play the return leg at the ISB next week and they must improve drastically in functional terms if they have higher aspirations for this season.

Cyprus BXL FC finish regular season with emphatic 0-3 over Czechoslovakia

Cyprus BXL FC ended their regular season games in ideal fashion last night with an imposing 0-3 victory over Czechoslovakia at Diependal. With these three points they secured 5^th place in the standings of the BXL Euroleague in view of the playoffs, which is their highest ever regular season finish since the founding of the club. Their defence is the second best of the league, with only 19 goals in 19 games, and having tallied an impressive 11 wins, 4 draws and just 4 defeats in a long season that started in August. 

Cyprus BXL FC beat Slovenia 4-2 and secure 6th playoff place

Cyprus BXL FC sealed an impressive 6^th-place position in the regular season of the BXL league last night, with a 4-2 victory over Slovenia. This is the best league position achieved in the history of the club. The Cypriots didn’t put in one of their best performances of the year, but they fully exploited the Slovenia's defensive weaknesses to clinch a victory which might prove important in the near future. With this they also managed to stay within range of 5^th place, pending their last game of the season on Sunday.

Cyprus BXL FC drop more points, 1-1 vs Bulgaria

Another week without victory for Cyprus BXL FC, as they drew 1-1 against Bulgaria, in a game where they should have left with more profit. The dream of a top-4 position now is unfulfillable, but they still have the prestigious 5th place to play for in their remaining two games for the regular season.

Cyprus BXL FC punished by Italy for lost chances, 0-1

Cyprus BXL FC played one of its best games this season last night in Ixelles, but didn’t manage to capitalise on its opportunities, and lost in the dying minutes of the game 0-1 to Italy. The Cypriots were superior for the entire game but squandered heaps of clear chances to score, including a penalty in the second half. In the end, the Azzuri stole the game in the last action of the game. Bitter result for Cyprus, but with performances like last night's, they can believe in more for the future.

Disappointing night for Cyprus BXL FC, losing 4-1 to Poland

The writing was on the wall for Cyprus BXL FC from very early in the game last night against Poland at the ISB. 20 minutes into the game Poland was 3-0 up, leaving the Cypriots wondering where the game had gone. A disappointing night overall, but one that must be rapidly forgotten if Cyprus BXL FC wants to stay in sight of its objectives.