LARNACA, Cyprus (Interstat) — Riad Bajic and Amor Layouni scored second-half goals as AEK Larnaca defeated Omonia 2-0 in a global football match. AEK Larnaca was the home team, and Omonia was the visiting team. AEK Larnaca scored two goals total, while Omonia scored zero goals total. AEK Larnaca kept Omonia off the scoreboard. The result moved AEK Larnaca to two wins, no losses and one draw in the competition. Omonia is now one win, one loss and one draw in the competition.

The first half ended without a goal and included four yellow cards. Chacon of AEK Larnaca was cautioned in the 17th minute. Duverne of Omonia was booked in the 35th minute. AEK Larnaca’s Milicevic was cautioned in the 45th minute, and Kohler followed in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time. Omonia made a 39th-minute substitution involving Nego before the halftime whistle. Neither side scored before the break.

AEK Larnaca broke through in the 49th minute when Bajic scored. Layouni, whose 74-minute outing included one goal, added the second goal in the 69th minute. Bajic finished with one goal in 83 minutes. The goals gave AEK Larnaca a 2-0 lead. Omonia made three changes in the 70th minute, involving Maric, Montnor and Diony. AEK Larnaca replaced Chacon in the 65th minute and took off Layouni in the 74th minute after his goal.

Yellow cards continued in the second half. Tankovic of Omonia was booked in the 55th minute, and Saborit of AEK Larnaca was cautioned in the 56th minute. In stoppage time, Viktoros of Omonia and an AEK Larnaca player received yellow cards in the 90+5th minute. AEK Larnaca made a double substitution in the 83rd minute involving Ledes Gustavo and Bajic. Omonia replaced Tankovic in the 86th minute. Omonia could not produce a goal in response, and AEK Larnaca closed out the shutout.

Omonia’s 39th-minute substitution involved Nego. Chacon was replaced by AEK Larnaca in the 65th minute. Omonia’s 70th-minute substitutions involved Maric, Montnor and Diony. Layouni was replaced by AEK Larnaca in the 74th minute. AEK Larnaca’s 83rd-minute substitutions involved Ledes Gustavo and Bajic. Omonia replaced Tankovic in the 86th minute.

Across all competitions, AEK Larnaca is four wins, no losses and one draw. Omonia is two wins, two losses and one draw. In the competition, Omonia’s record is now one win, one loss and one draw, while AEK Larnaca’s record is now two wins, no losses and one draw. Omonia had entered after a 4-1 loss to Benfica, a 2-2 draw with Ol. Nicosia, a 3-0 win at Celje and a 3-0 win at Karmiotissa. AEK Larnaca had beaten Chloraka 3-2, drawn 1-1 with Aris, beaten Omonia Aradippou 1-0 and beaten Apollon 3-0 in its earlier matches.

Omonia’s yellow cards went to Duverne, Tankovic and Viktoros. AEK Larnaca’s yellow cards went to Chacon, Milicevic, Kohler and Saborit. AEK Larnaca also received a yellow card in the 90+5th minute. No further goals were scored after Layouni’s 69th-minute goal. Omonia did not score in the second half, and AEK Larnaca’s two goals came after a scoreless first half. The home side led 2-0 after Layouni’s goal and held that advantage to the final whistle. Omonia finished with zero goals, and AEK Larnaca finished with two goals. The match ended 2-0.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of AEK Larnaca 3, Omonia 0. Interstat’s ELO system gave AEK Larnaca a 56.3 percent probability to win. Omonia had been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.