Digenis Isoponas and Aris met at the Stelios Haris Stadium on Monday for the third round of the First Division Regular Season. The visitors claimed all three points with a 1–0 win thanks to a single goal.
R. Effaghe ended a barren spell in the 84th minute, slotting home to break the deadlock. The hosts had kept themselves in it for much of the contest, but could not find a way back into it once Aris took the lead.
Discipline was tight throughout. Yellow cards came for D. Lelle at 26 minutes, V. Papafotis at 28, L. Maras at 49, Gustavo Paje at 56, Y. Bahassa at 63, and M. Matysik on 90+6. Digenis turned to the kids with substitutions for D. Keita and D. Lelle at 62 and 65, while Aris brought on Werton and Werton at 79 and L. Papastylianou at 80.
Aris sit eighth in the table with four points from three games, one win, one draw and one defeat. Digenis remain bottom with zero points after three losses, but the table goes out of the window in these games — what matters is the result on the pitch.
The visitors had shown vulnerability in recent outings, losing 1–4 to Omonia Nicosia and dropping points against Apollon Limassol. This result suggests they have found a way back into it, even if they are still running out of games to build momentum.