Summary:
Cyprus' top-flight title race will go to a replay after a fiery game was abandoned in the stands.

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Cyprus' football governing body has decided to call a replay of a title decider between AEL Limassol and APOEL Nicosia after it was abandoned last week when a firework hit a player. The judicial committee of the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) decided in a majority vote on Thursday evening to call a replay of the game to be played on neutral ground and without spectators. The referee stopped the highly-charged game in Limassol on May 17 after a firecracker hit APOEL defender Kaka on the head as he was sitting on the bench. The missile, thrown from AEL stands, pierced the plastic dugout. Concern: APOEL defender Kaka is treated by paramedics after being hit in the head by a missile . Chaos: Kaka and a club doctor lie on the ground after the dugout was hit by a missile . Shocking: A hole in the dugout after Kaka was hit in the head by a 'pistol-fired missile' The game was level at 0-0 when it was interrupted in the 51st minute. AEL lead the table with 81 points, three ahead of APOEL who have a superior goal difference. The committee said that awarding the game to APOEL would be 'disproportionate' towards AEL and unfair to APOEL, . who would be deprived of their chance of clinching the title on the . pitch. APOEL said their lawyers were reviewing the decision, leaving the possibility for an appeal open. Tension: Riot police stand guard outside the stadium after the match was abandoned with the game at 0-0 .