Two points left in Syros
Apollon Kalamaria drew 2–2 away at Ellas Syrou (1)(4). A point on the road, in a game the home side's own report calls full of chances at both ends (1).
The story that will outlast the result is the penalty. Ellas Syrou won it, Apollon converted the chance to go ahead, and a Syrou player was sent off (2). Within hours the hosts had published a statement asking referee Bakogiannis to exclude himself from their future matches (2).
That is a direct quote from the club, not a paraphrase: "we ask Mr Bakogiannis to recuse himself from future meetings of Ellas Syrou" (2). You can read that two ways. Either Apollon got a decision it should not have had, or a club that dropped two points at home decided the referee was the reason.
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I know which reading the league table will care about. A point away from home against a side that finished the game a man down is a point Apollon should be annoyed about, not grateful for.
A week defined by one result
There is no wider trend to sell you here. This was one match, one away trip, and the fact sheet gives us nothing else about Apollon's form, tactics or lineup this week (1)(3)(4).
So take the narrow version: a team that played 90 minutes on the road, got a penalty, got a red card in its favour, and came away 2–2 (1)(2). That is the whole week.
The rest of the division moved too. Kallithea beat Niki Volou 2–1 at El Paso, a result in the same round of Super League 2 (4). Every point Apollon leaves in Syros is a point someone else takes somewhere else.
What to watch
Watch what the club says next. Syrou's statement is out, in the open, with a referee named (2). Apollon's response, or its silence, tells you how the club wants to carry the next few weeks.
Watch the table after this round. Apollon sits on a single away point, with Kallithea already on three (4). The gap is small now. It stops being small in October.
