Aris Thessaloniki beat OFI Crete 2-1 in the Super League. The home side carried the greater attacking threat, registering 17 shots to OFI's nine, and made the early running with a goal inside three minutes. OFI had more of the ball but could not turn it into enough clear opportunities.
Manu García put Aris ahead in the third minute, finishing from Uroš Račić's assist. Christian Kouamé doubled the lead in the 68th minute, and that proved decisive; Kenan Kodro's 90th-minute goal, set up by Nikolaos Athanasiou, gave OFI a late lifeline but no more.
The numbers underline Aris' edge in front of goal: they had ten shots on target to OFI's two, with an expected-goals figure of 1.76 against 1.24. OFI's 58% possession and 449 accurate passes counted for little, as Aris tested the visitors' goalkeeper eight times.
