Omonia Nicosia football club continues to lead the Cyprus League By Stoiximan standings with a six-point advantage over second-placed Apollon Limassol, with one round remaining before the end of the regular season.
Matchday 25 concluded on Sunday with three matches. Apollon defeated AEL Limassol 2-1, while Anorthosis Famagusta secured an important 2-0 away victory over APOEL FC. Aris Limassol recorded a comfortable 4-0 win against bottom-placed Paralimni.
On Saturday, Omonia beat Omonia Aradippou 2-0 away from home. Pafos FC routed Krasava Ypsonas 7-0 at the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, while Olympiakos Nicosia edged Ethnikos Achna 2-1 at the GSP Stadium. The matchday had opened on Friday with AEK defeating Akritas Chlorakas 3-0.
In the standings, Omonia top the table with 58 points, followed by Apollon with 52. AEK Larnaca follows at third place with 50 points, while Pafos is fourth with 48. Aris (43 points) and APOEL (42) complete the top six.
Below the top six, AEL is seventh with 33 points, Omonia Aradippou sits eighth with 31 points, levels with Anorthosis. Olympiakos Nicosia moved up to 10th place with 28 points, followed by Akritas Chlorakas with 26, Krasava Ypsonas with 25 and Ethnikos Achna with 23, while ENP remains bottom with one point.
The final round of the regular season will take place on March 14–16. The results will determine the positions from which teams enter the second phase of the championship, where clubs will compete in two groups.
Pafos seven goal thriller beating Digenis Ypsonas 7-0 with their goals coming from J Correia 12,37,42,47 and Anderson 18, 85 Jaja and Bassouamina 89,
An away win for the leaders Omonia with both their goals coming in the first half from Maria 18th minute and P Andreou 28th minute.
Anorthosis Famagusta defeated APOEL 2-0 away from home, The score opened in the 55th minute by Stefano Sensi with a penalty kick, giving Anorthosis the lead. APOEL then tried to react, but failed to equalize.
In the injury time of the match, Anorthosis won a second penalty, with Rafael Lopes scoring in the 90+7′ and making the final score 0-2.The two teams completed the match with two yellow cards each.
Aris Limassol defeated Paralimni Youth Association 4-0 away from home,The Limassol team opened the scoring in the 30th minute with Grigoris Kastanos. In the second half, Aris extended the score, with Rodi Junior Efage scoring 0-2 in the 57th minute.The rest also belonged to the guests, as in the 78th minute Michael Theodosiou scored his team’s third goal, while in the 83rd minute Yannick Gomis made the final 0-4 with a penalty kick.
Apollon defeated AEL 2-1 in the Limassol derby, AEL opened the scoring in the 15th minute with Luther Singh, taking the lead in the first half.In the second half, Apollon reacted and managed to overturn the result within two minutes. In the 67th minute, Pedro Marquez equalized at 1-1, while in the 68th minute, Bruno Gaspar scored the goal that made the final result 2-1.Apollon ended the match with two yellow cards, while AEL received three.
AEK opened the 25th matchday of the Cyprus League by Stoiximan on Friday with a 3-0 home victory over Akritas Chlorakas.The home team’s goals were scored by Ivanovic in the 21st minute, Miramon in the 34th minute and Bajic in the 79th minute.
