The Cypriot football league kicked off for year 2021 after the holiday break with some astonishing results with Apoel losing to the bottom team Enosis Neon Paralimniou 2-0 at their home ground in Nicosia.Its the seventh time they have lost this season with four draws and four wins.Apoel are now in eleventh place and fourth from bottom They are 5 points off bottom-placed Enosis.
Paralimni took the lead in the 38th minute through a Dening penalty and increased their lead in the 77th minute through Theodorou. Apoel player Merkis was sent off in the 79th minute.This was Paralimni’s third win of the season.
Apollon v Anorthosis
At the other end of the table Apollon are back at the top of the table with 36 points after their win over now fourth-placed Anorthosis. But it was Anorthosis who got off to a good start leading 2-0 in the first half taking the lead in the ninth minute through Kvilitaia and increasing their lead in the 29th minute through Husbauer.
The second half Apollon came out a different team with more prowess and scored seven minutes into the half through Diguiny and Matei equalised for Apollon in the 60th minute, Apollon were awarded a penalty in the 73rd minute and Diguiny stepped up to score and give Apollon a vital win.
Omonia players celebrating win over AEK
Third placed Omonia continued their good winning form beating AEK 3-0 in Larnaca and are four points behind the league leaders Apollon with all three goals coming in the second half Papoulis with a 16th minute penalty and a brace from Asante in the 27th and 41st minute.
Ethnikos Achna beat Pafos 2-1 it was 1-1 at half time and Elias scoring in the 68th minute to give Ethnikos Achna the win. The other Ethnikos goal was scored by Papageorgiou and for Pafos a goal from Torres.
A great advertisement for Cypriot football loads of goals at the Nea Salamina v Doxa game 4-3 in Nea Salaminas favour. Doxa’s goals came from Kikas 2 and Economides. Nea Salaminas goals were scored by De Oliveira 2 and Wagner 2.
AEL beat Karmiotissa
Second placed AEL beat Karmiotissa 1-0 with their goal coming in the 8th minute through Riera in the other game Olympiakos drew 0-0 with Ermis Aradippou.
