Ionikos’ streak was broken and Panaitolikos returned to winning ways

He took the big step for the playoffs o A pan-eater! The team of Agrinio, although it was dark against the fighting and formed Ionian in Agrinio, managed to get the victory (1-0) with his goal Kolovo in the 74th minute and his incredible save Graterol at 90’+5′ reducing his difference from the sixth Aris to 4 points, just three games before the end of the regular season.

From one half for both teams in the match, with Yannis Anastasiou justifying himself with his changes, at the moment Michalis Grigoriou saw Cabral “selling” the ball in the goal phase.

Difficult program for both teams until the end with the Panetolico to face Levadeiakos and Panathinaikos away from home in the next two matches and to welcome Lamia for the 26th.

With OFI and Asteras Tripoli at home and PAOK in Toumba, the Ionic in the last three “turns” of the normal duration.

In the mind of the coaches

The 4-2-3-1 chose for Panaitolikos o Yannis Anastasiou. Graterol sat under the posts, with Liava, Mladen, Mali and Hukhumi in the back four. In the midfield, Martenson and Dias, while the attacking trio behind Karelis consisted of Duarte, Sengelia and Dimitris Kolovos.

The visiting Ionian lined up with a system 4-3-3 by Michalis Grigoriou. Houtesiotis is firmly in goal, with Myga, Valeriano, Buena and Tsygrinski at the back. Antounes and Sakics in midfield, with Fatiga in a free role in front of them, while Lovera, Seba and Manzis were in the attacking trio.

The match:

The pace of the match was slow in the first minutes with Ionikos being fundamentally more “lively”. In the 5th minute, the visitors won a free kick from the left with Lovera to execute from the edge of the large area and the ball to stop at the junction of the goalposts of Graterol.

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From that point on, Panaitolikos equalized and stepped into the area several times without actually being able to threaten the goal of Houtesiotis. In the 11th minute, the hosts found the back of the net, but his goal Zeus was cancelled, as Liavas was exposed at the beginning of the phase.

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The first final for Ionikos in open play came in the 16th minute with Antounes shooting from outside the area with his left and the ball going over the posts. Three minutes later, another chance came from Gregoriou’s players with Fatiga making a terrific effort, pressing into the area after passing two Panaitolikos players, but his weak pass ended up in the arms of Graterol.

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The polyphony of the Ionian continued even from a static phase. In the 32nd minute, Lovera committed a foul from the right with Manji to catch the header, but Graterol intervened instinctively, sending it to a corner.

In the 38th minute, Kolovos made the first shot of the match for Panaitolikos, which went into the arms of Houtesiotis, while three minutes later, the home team missed their most important opportunity. Mladen found Liavas with a deep ball at the back of the defense, who shot but Houtesiotis saved with his right hand, keeping 0-0 until the end of the first part.

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The pace was different in the second half, with Panaitoliko taking the initiative of the moves, approaching the goal in the 51st minute. Sengelia, after an action by Liavas, found himself unmarked and unleashed a wonderful left-footed shot, with the ball hitting the post of Houtesiotis and ending up out.

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Panaitolikos was better on the pitch, but without finding the way to the net, while Ionikos defended strongly and looked for the goal on the counter.

However at 74′ Cabral, who had just entered the match, made a tragic mistake as his clearance favored Morsey, who turned the ball over on the penalty spot, with Kolovos spotting right for 1-0.

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From that point onwards, Ionikos turned up the pace, with Fatiga creating and putting his team ahead. Grigoriou passed Massas and Manos in the match, making his team more aggressive.

In stoppage time, the Nice team missed a huge opportunity to leave Agrinio with a draw. Corner taken from the left by Masas, the ball reached the keeper Buena who shot, but Graterol saved from half a meter with his right hand, preserving the victory for his team.

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Huge victory for the team of Yiannis Anastasiou, who are now at -4 from the sixth Aris, and will go to Livadeia the next matchday for the victory.

A difficult task for Ionikos who, after 23 games, have 15 points and now need a victory in Nice against OFI in order to maintain the upper hand in the relegation battle.

MVP: A very big match from the goalkeeper of Panaitolikos, Zoan Graterol. The Venezuelan, who has only been in Agrinio for a few weeks, deservedly replaced Giannis Anestis in this match, after keeping a clean sheet on three occasions, with the highlight of the 95th minute when he stopped Buena from shooting distance.

The whistle: Easy night in Agrinio for Fotis Polychronis. The Greek referee was in control of the match throughout, while in the first half at the time of the conflicts between Kolovos and Myga, he was fair by handing out a yellow card.

The starting elevens:

Panaitolikos (Yiannis Anastasiou 4-2-3-1): Graterol, Liavas, Mladen, Malis, Houhoumis, Martenson, Dias, Kolovos (88′ Bouzoukis), Sengelia (72′ Morsey), Duarte (85′ Apostolakis), Karelis (72′ Pedro).

Ionian (Mihalis Grigoriou 4-3-3): Houtesiotis, Mygas, Tsigrinski, Buena, Valerianos, Antounes (81′ Manos), Sakics, Fatiga, Lovera (63′ Cabral), Seba (81′ Massas), Mantzis.

Watch the film of the match from the Match Center of sport-fm.gr