Dissolved Nea Salamina and Aris Limassol came close to the top

He turned the match against Nea Salamina into a walk Aris Limassol (3-0). Alexey Spilevski’s team needed only a half-time to clean up the game and in doing so rose to third place with 49 points and found themselves, if only temporarily, at -5 behind the leaders AEK Larnaca.

The hosts opened the scoring in just the 3rd minute of the game, with Kakorin on target with a penalty kick. Before the celebrations were well over, the second goal came. In the 5th minute, Gomis defeated Melissa in a 4-a-4 game, “writing” the score 2-0. The final score was established in the 36th minute, with Katsikas, in his attempt to clear, sending the ball into his team’s net.

In the other game of the day, Apollo Limassol made the upset and took the victory against the tail Akritas Chlorakas (1-3). The hosts took the lead in the 20th minute through Torres, with Pitta equalizing in the 63rd minute. Donio completed the upset in the 73rd minute, with Pitta striking again in the 88th minute to seal victory for his side.

In detail, the 24th matchday:

Friday (2/17)

Karmiotissa-Neon Paralimni Union 1-1

(88′ El Alouhi – 31′ Silva)

Saturday (18/2)

Aris Limassol-Nea Salamina 3-0

(3′ Kakorin, 5′ Gomis, 36′ auto. Katsikas)

Akritas Chlorakas-Apollon Limassol 1-3

(20′ Torres – 63′, 88′ Pittas, 73′ Donio)

Sunday (19/2)

AE Limassol – AEK Larnaca (15:30)

APOEL-Doxa Katokopias (18:00)

Monday (20/2)

Olympiacos Nicosia-Omonoia (19:00)

Anorthosis-Paphos (19:00)