We dominated from start to finish but couldn't carve out enough chances for that possession. APOEL simply refused to buckle under the pressure.
The home team took the spoils with their one moment of offensive quality when Constantinos Karayiannis curled home a free-kick from the edge of the area.
Frustration was the name of the game as Keanan Bennetts drilled inches wide and then couldn't get out of the way of Jaden's Brown goalbound shot in the first half.
APOEL barely came out of their half in the second period but that goal remained elusive as cross after cross was cleared, final passes intercepted, dribbles checked and shots blocked.