Despite conceding a goal at the beginning of each half from Atromitos, o Olympic got an easy qualification in Peristeri, with both teams staying at 2-2.
The presence of the “red and whites” in the first half was very good, as they were not deterred by the quick goal they received from Tzovara in the 8th minute, nor by the pile of… missed opportunities, with the Sise (38′) and Marcelo (45’+1′) to turn the game around before the end of the half.
Kotsopoulos scored the home team’s equalizer in the 51st minute, with the match fading away in the last half hour. Plenty of testing ahead of the two managers, with Mitchell using a completely different line-up to the one against Volos.
Aris will be the opponent of Olympiakos, which will be welcomed next week at “G. Karaiskakis”, with the rematch expected to take place in two weeks at “Kleanthis Vikelidis”.
The match
The match began with the best omens for Atromitos. Olympiacos may have entered with the initiative of the moves, but Chris Coleman’s team managed to surprise the “red and whites” very early on.
Just in the 8th minute, o Jovaras he took a very nice pass between the central defensive duo of Olympiakos and with a nice placement beat Tzolakis for 1-0!
From that point on, the Piraeus team created several chances in front of the Atromitos area, but Gianniotis was in excellent form, having an answer to every phase of Mitchell’s players.
All this until the last… crazy quarter of the first half. In 35′ Kasami scored but was in an offside position, in 37′ Masouras missed a great chance to score, his shot was quite off target, after a nice effort by El Arabi, but a minute later came the equaliser.
The Olympiacos players worked together beautifully in the area of ​​Atromitos, o Rodriguez received the ball and crossed at the same time, Gianniotis unsteadily moved away, with Sise to take the rebound and equalize at 1-1!
The “red and whites” did not let their foot off the gas and a few seconds before the end of the half they achieved the upset. At 45’+1′ o Bouchalakis he made a great right-footed cross finding him Marceloand he with one impressive vol plane, turned the match around, making it 2-1!
As the first part started, so did the second part for Atromitos, since they were lucky to find a goal very early. In the 51st minute and after a corner kick, o Kotsopoulos he found himself in a favorable position in the area of ​​Olympiakos and with a beautiful shot he tied the match, for 2-2!
In the 57th minute, Tzovara’s shot did not worry Tzolakis, while in the 61st minute, Masouras missed a great opportunity to beat Gianniotis from close range, with the Greek goalkeeper making yet another excellent intervention.
From that point on, the pace dropped noticeably, thanks to the many changes, with both teams accepting their… fate and finishing the game without any big moment in the final period, with 2-2 it is also the end result.
MVP: Marcelo. The Brazilian superstar has picked up the pace, having a very good day today as well, scoring a great goal with a volley after an excellent assist from Bouchalakis.
The whistle: Mr. Jovaras he had no difficult phases to manage, picking up just one yellow card, constantly letting the game develop. He went unnoticed.
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