He played with fire but… Aris didn’t burn and “sealed” the playoffs!

He made the easy… difficult but “locked” them playoffs o Mars! The Thessaloniki team had a wonderful first half against Atromitos scoring three goals, one of which was disallowed as offside, but Atromitos in the second half pressed, reduced the score with Romay, but the 2-1 gave the team of Terzis the victory and the right to celebrate once again its entry into the top six.

Huge performance once again from him Darida who scored the first goal and was involved in the second, with the Czech proving he can lift his team. “Fatal” for Robaille for Atromitos who, despite the goal he achieved, missed two classic opportunities to score and give hope to Coleman’s team for the continuation.

He takes her to Lamia 25th matchday Aris, at the moment Atromitos will have a difficult mission in Tripoli with Asteras before welcoming Panathinaikos in the last “turn” of Stoiximan Super League.

In the mind of the coaches

The classic 4-2-3-1 Tolis Terzis chose for Aris. Cuesta in goal, with Odubajo, Nkulu, Brambetz and Piersman in defence. Etebo and Rupp in the midfield had Darinda a little ahead of them in a free role, while on the wings behind Kamara were Palma and Mateo Garcia.

Same logic and by Chris Coleman for Fearless. Gianniotis in goal, with Keshrinda, Hatziisaia, Strugis and De Bock in defense. Economidis with Gonzalez moved in the axis, Agibou Kamara in the role of staff midfielder, while behind Tsavidas moved Robai and Rotariou.

The match

The start of the match was explosive for Aris, who wanted to show early on that he will make it difficult for Atromitos. The Tolis Terzis players found themselves outside the visitors’ area from the start and managed to transform from eighth just a minute their superiority.

Palma entered the area with beautiful energy, attempted the shot, Strungis made the tackle, but Darida that followed executed in the closed corner of Gianniotis for the 1-0, with the Greek porter being responsible. Before Atromitos understood what happened, the “hungry” Aris scored a second goal with him Mateo Garciawhich was however canceled after Rupp was exposed early in the phase affecting the phase, with 1-0 remaining.

The scene didn’t change and Ares continued to press the surprised Intrepid. In the 17th century Mateo Garcia he made the ball at the back of the defense where Palma found himself in a tête-à-tête with Gianniotis, with the latter anointing the winner by instinctively parrying.

Ten minutes passed with Aris firmly in possession of the ball and Mateo Garcia did it 2-0! Great action by Rupp, who shot, o Gianniotis he deflected the ball onto the post and the incoming Argentinian midfielder pushed it into the net to give the yellows a clear lead.

Atromitos made his presence felt on the field with the completion of the half hour. THE Keshrida he took steps up the field, crossed from the right, where Robail shot, with the ball not doing him any favors and going just wide. The frenetic pace continued in “Kleanthis Vikelidis” with Aris getting close to the goal once again. Roop perfectly received the ball in the semi-circle of the large area, he shot in motion but Gianniotis blocked.

This was also the last notable moment in the “full” first half, with Aris leading 2-0.

In the second part the pace was noticeably softer with both teams not looking willing to take any chances. Atromitos tried on several occasions to get ahead with Agibu Kamara winning battles in the center without however being able to find the final pass. The hosts were unlucky as Rupp went down in the 56th minute with Terzi replacing him with Ducouret.

In fact, misfortune knocked on the door of the “yellows” for the second time, since Mateo Garcia felt discomfort in the ribs as a result of which Iturbe entered the match. From that point on, the match turned into… a thriller with both teams giving all their strength.

In the 77′ Aris missed a great chance to end the match. Iturbe crossed from the right, o Arch he caught the header, but sent the ball out of touch. In the development of the phase, Atromitos was the one who came close to the goal. Fridjonsson fed Robaille at the far post, but the French winger’s cross was stopped by Cuesta.

What the Frenchman failed to do in that phase, he accomplished two minutes later. Excellent combination in a foul by Kuen, a pass to Robay who unguarded from the corner of the area shot sending the ball into the net for 2-1.

The host Ares did not want to risk retreating and thus to 86′ came a “breather” from 3-1. Counter-attack with Iturbe, all the right time to Daridawith the Czech missing the 4-a-4 sending the ball out.

In the 89th minute, the Thessaloniki team squandered yet another opportunity to “lock” the match after, in yet another four-on-four, the Christodoulopoulos he was beaten by Gianniotis who kicked in a corner keeping the 2-1 that remained until the end.

MVP: It seems that Vladimir Darida will “capture” this title! The Czech was formidable in yet another match, playing a pivotal role in Aris’ game. He was everywhere again, scoring, taking part in the second goal, missing another and generally proving to be what the Yellows have been looking for in their center back since the start of the season.

The whistle: An easy night at “Vikelidis” for Zambalas. The Greek referee managed his whistles perfectly, made the right decision to disallow Aris’ goal in the 11th minute and correctly managed all the situations where he had to “yellow” both Aris and Atromitos players.

The compositions:

Aris (Tolis Terzis): Cuesta, Odubajo, Nkulu, Brambetz, Peersman, Etebo, Darinda, Rupp (Doukoure 58′), Mateo Garcia (Iturbe 67′), Palma (Christodoulopoulos 80′), Kamara (Gray 80′)

Fearless (Chris Coleman): Gianniotis, Keshrinda, Struggis, Hatzisaias, De Bock, Economidis (Kuen 70′), Gonzalez, Rotariou (Tzovaras 77′), Kamara (Frijonsson 70′), Robay, Tsavidas (Kiartansson 63′).

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