The same way Aris began this season - with victory against Olympiakos - the team entered the second round of the Cyta Championship. This time, the game was held at home on Tsirio stadium and our team claimed their 7th victory of the season against Olympiakos with 1-0.
The three points raised our tally to 23 points, establishing our team in third place.
Aris had a good start in the game having the ball possession. On the contrary, Olympiakos chose to hold back, searching for counterattacks.
The opponent had more chances compared to Aris, but it was our team that managed to open the score in the 39’ minute with a good finish from Paquet, who scored his first in Aris’ colors.
In the second half, both teams tried to score. Aris doubled the score in the 78th minute with Kvashuk beating Moll in one against one, but the goal was cancelled due to a foul following the VAR review.
Olympiakos had their greatest chance into the stoppage time, but Vana denied twice the close-range shots from Salli and Mantzis.
The final whistle found Aris celebrating one more victory that keeps our team in third place.
Coming up next is the derby against Apollon on Sunday, December 12th.