AEL Limassol beat Omonia Aradippou 2-0 with goals at 61' and 63'
Singh and Chinedu scored after a goalless first half, and AEL Limassol are third on 12 points after 5 matches.
Singh and Chinedu score in the second half
AEL Limassol won 2-0 away to Omonia Aradippou at Aradippou Stadium in round 6 of the Cyprus First Division. The match kicked off at 18:00 on Sunday 18/10/2026. It was goalless at half-time, and both goals came after the break.
Singh opened the scoring in the 61st minute to make it 0-1. Chinedu added the second in the 63rd minute for 0-2. Omonia Aradippou did not score, and no further goals followed.
First Division · Matchday 6
FULL TIMEThe match was lightly disciplined. Each side collected 2 yellow cards and there were no red cards. Omonia Aradippou were booked first, with Antoniou cautioned at 15' and Jairo Izquierdo at 19'. For AEL Limassol, Diogo Gomes was booked at 39' and Papageorgiou at 86'.
Changes after the goals
Omonia Aradippou made 5 substitutions, 4 of them at 72'. Makosso came on for El Bouchataoui, Koumouris for Pontikos and Mathias Gonzalez for Unai García. Havelka was also taken off at that minute, with no replacement listed in the match data. Lomónaco replaced van Mullem at 86'.
AEL Limassol made 4 changes. At 75', Sérgio Conceição replaced Jair Tavares and Milosavljević replaced Chinedu. At 84', Paroutis replaced Singh and Mughe replaced Jovetić.
The scorers' season numbers
Singh has 2 league goals in 6 appearances this season, a rate of one every 252 minutes, and stands 8th in the scoring list. He played 84 minutes in this match.
Player
#8 SCORERChinedu's goal was his first league goal of the season. Before this match he had played 2 league games and 108 minutes. He was on the pitch for 75 minutes at Aradippou.
Form and the table
AEL Limassol have won their last 4 matches in all competitions and scored in each of them. The most recent was a 2-1 home win over Omonia 29is Maiou on 11/10, and before that came a 2-0 win away to Pafos FC on 18/09. Their only defeat in the last 5 was a 0-6 loss away to APOEL on 06/09. Their away league record is now played 2, won 1, lost 1, with 2 goals scored and 6 conceded before this match. At home they have won all 3 league games, scoring 6 and conceding 2.
Omonia Aradippou are winless in their last 4 matches. They lost 0-1 away to AEK Larnaca on 12/10 and drew 1-1 at home to Olympiakos Nicosia on 20/09. They also drew 1-1 away to Karmiotissa on 12/09. Their last win was 2-1 at home to Krasava ENY Ypsonas on 05/09.
AEL Limassol are third with 12 points from 5 matches, with 4 wins, 1 defeat and a goal record of 8-8. That puts them level on points with Apollon Limassol, who lead after 6 matches, and with AEK Larnaca in second. Omonia, in fourth, have 11 points. Omonia Aradippou are eighth with 6 points from 5 matches, after 1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat. The table places the top six in the Championship Group zone and Omonia Aradippou in the Relegation Group zone.
First Division
TABLE| # | Club | P | Form | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | AEL Limassol | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | Omonia | 5 | 11 | |
| 5 | Pafos FC | 5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Aris Limassol | 5 | 8 | |
| 7 | APOEL | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | Omonia Aradippou | 5 | 6 | |
| 9 | Omonia 29is Maiou | 5 | 5 |
Earlier meetings and what comes next
AEL Limassol have won 3 of the last 5 meetings between the clubs, with 1 draw and 1 defeat. Omonia Aradippou have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats over the same meetings. The most recent before this one was a 3-0 win for AEL Limassol at Omonia Aradippou on 04/04/2026. The defeat in that run came on 14/03/2026, when Omonia Aradippou won 2-1 away.
Omonia Aradippou travel to Anorthosis Famagusta in the league on Saturday 24/10 at 19:00. They then host Digenis Morphou in the Cyprus Cup on Wednesday 28/10 at 17:00.
AEL Limassol host Aris Limassol on Sunday 25/10 at 19:00. They visit Omonia on Saturday 31/10, also at 19:00.
