A goal from Adam Marciniak sent AEK Larnaca back to the top of the league on Sunday after a 1-0 win victory at Aris Limassol.
The Larnaca club had been presented with the chance to level at the top with Anorthosis Famagusta after they could only draw 0-0 with Omonia on Saturday in Nicosia. Apollon missed out on the chance to join them after they went down 2-0 at Nea Salamina while APOEL could also go top if they beat Doxa Katokopia on Monday night.
Apollon got a shock losing to New Salamis 2-0 its two years on the trot that have lost away to New Salamis last year their suffered a heavier 4-0 defeat.
The first goal came from a Makriev penalty for his third goal of the season. New Salamis went 2-0 ahead with Koulis Pavlou spectacular free-kick which bounced off the crossbar and into Apollons goal.
In the other Sunday game Enosis Neon Paralimniou beat Pafos 2-1 after trailing 1-0 to a Nasser Maachi goal but goals from Mario Budimir and Mijusko Bojovic gave them a 2-1 win and joint second spot with Apoel, Apollon and Ethnikos Achna.