{"id":101488,"date":"2025-08-23T21:08:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/?p=101488"},"modified":"2025-08-23T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:08:57","slug":"match-report-aris-apollon-3-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apollon.com.cy\/en\/match-report-aris-apollon-3-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Match Report | ARIS &#8211; APOLLON (3-1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was the opening matchday of the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for our team, as we faced Aris at the \u201cALPHAMEGA\u201d Stadium, technically as the away side. Despite our efforts, we suffered a 3-1 defeat.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The game started with the hosts threatening early, but Peter Leeuwenburgh made a brilliant save in the 6th minute to keep the score level. 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