Article by Romeo Ene – Published Monday, October 27, 2025 22:02 / Updated Monday, October 27, 2025 22:10
Vlad Dragomir (26 years old), the attacking midfielder from Pafos, scored on Monday in the derby in Cyprus with Omonia, lost by his away team, score 1-2. The opponent of the Romanian team climbed to the first place.
It was the third consecutive success for the Romanian in the championship, but not enough to get a point or points.
VIDEO. Vlad Dragomir, the third consecutive goal for Pafos in the championship
In the 8th stage of the Cyprus championship, Dragomir opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Pafos made it 2-0 in the 27th minute, but the success was canceled due to VAR intervention.
The Cypriot champions collapsed in the last 35 minutes of the second half. Omonia equalized through Willy Semedo (64'), and the same Semedo established the final score in the last phase, in overtime (90+5'), after converting a shot from 11 meters.
It ended 2-1 for Omonia, the team that climbed to first place in the Cyprus championship, with 19 points after 8 matches. Pafos is in second position, with 18.
For Vlad Dragomir and Pafos, the duel at home with AEK Larnaca, in the Supercup, follows in 3 days.
The Romanian played 16 matches this season for Pafos, during which he scored 4 goals. He is quoted by the specialized website Transfermarkt at 2 million euros.
Dragomir deserves it, he is our only Champions League player. He is a player who constantly plays for his team, with a very good performance. It has a participation rhythm. They qualified from three consecutive stages in the Champions League.
In the match against Moldova, he was the player with the fewest mistakes, out of 37 balls, he made only one mistake. Out of 12 fouls made by us, he made five tactics, he stopped the opponent, he brings an aggressiveness to the game that we need so much.
– The selector Mircea Lucescuabout Vlad Dragomir
The up-to-date standings from the Cyprus championship
