PÁFOS, Cyprus (Interstat) — AEL scored twice after halftime and defeated Pafos 2-0 on Sept. 18 in a Cyprus League match at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides. François Mughe opened the scoring in the 46th minute, and Luther Singh added the second in the 53rd. Pafos could not answer despite playing at home. Yellow cards went to Pafos’s Nikolas Ioannou in the 35th, Bruno Souza in the 42nd, Lelê in the 70th and Guga in the 90+2nd minute, while AEL’s João Tavares was booked in the 71st. AEL improved to 3-1 this season in the competition and across all competitions. Pafos moved to 2-1-1 in the competition and across all competitions. The result gave AEL a road victory and handed Pafos its first league loss of the season. Pafos entered unbeaten but could not recover from the two-goal deficit. AEL managed the closing stages and kept a clean sheet.