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Greeks Finally Beat Cypriots, Georgiou Honoured A Vladimir Ivic penalty gave Fernando Santos’ PAOK a 1-0 victory over AC Omonia in Cyprus on Thursday, with Uruguay international and former Real Madrid midfielder Pablo Garcia finally making his debut for the Greek side. »Comments Print This Story Send To A Friend Contact Us galleria zoom It was only a friendly match but a Greek side has finally beaten a Cypriot outfit during a pre-season that has seen the latter hold exclusive bragging rights over their Mediterranean relatives. AEK fans will no doubt be hoping that PAOK’s victory will inspire their own team to a similar result over Omonia next Thursday, when the Athenians travel to Nicosia for the second-leg of their crucial UEFA Cup Qualifier. Nedim Dudic’s side hold a 1-0 advantage after having stunned the Greeks at the OAKA Spiros Louis Stadium in Athens last week but the Cypriot outfit were defeated on Thursday evening by a 54th minute Vladimir Ivic (pictured) penalty. The match, though, will be remembered as the last outing of AC Omonia legend and former AEK Lanarca player Nicolas Georgiou, who made over 200 appearances for Omonia and represented Cyprus 15 times between 1997 and 2005. Georgiou was replaced after 21 minutes by Demetris Maris. Line-ups: AC Omonia: Asprogenis, Ndikumana, Pletsch, Niculescu, Kaiafas, Kaseke, Kobylik, Bangura, Clayton, Georgiou (Maris 21’). Substitutes used: Cafu, Aguirre, Pavlou, Okkas, Wenzel, Tsikkos, Lagos PAOK: Rizos, Arabatzis, Sznaucner (Darlas 65’), Marcos Antonio, Malezas, Pablo Garcia (Bakayoko 46’), Veron (46’ Georgiou), Ivic, Conceicao (Lakis 65’), Vieirinha (Konstantinidis 64’), Anastasakos (Athanasiadis 65’) FROM GOAL.COM