PAOK “knocked down” Panathinaikos in its… castle!

By Kurtic to το sign the match with two “set up”, o PAOK won with 3-1 τον Panathinaikos in the context of the 9th race at “Apostolos Nikolaidis”, which was packed after a while.

Thessaloniki took the lead with Akpom in the 13th minute, from Zivkovic’s fourth assist this year, to make it 1-1 for the “clover” with Mauricio who had undergone a change a minute before, in the 59th minute.

However, the Slovenian midfielder made it 1-2 in the 85th minute, after a strict penalty by Del Thero Grande using a VAR to Μι knock down Michaelidis by Vigiafanies in the 85th minute, while in the eighth minute of the delays with an amazing direct free kick. formed the final result!

This was the third consecutive match that Panathinaikos was left without a “three point”, while it suffered its first home defeat this year, staying out of the top six and at -12 from the top…

On the contrary, PAOK scored in another away game, made a second consecutive victory in the league and is now … close to the first place.

In the… minds of coaches:

Panathinaikos lined up with a change in relation to OFI, a 4-2-3-1 system and Dioudis under the goalposts, while Kotsiras, Veleth, Sarlia and Juankar were the four in defense. Ruben Pereth and Alexandropoulos played on the axis, with Palacios-Vital playing at the ends and Carlitos behind the only forward Ioannidis.

PAOK on the other hand “came down” with 5/11 different in relation to Copenhagen, having as a formation also the 4-2-3-1, Paschalakis at home and Taylor, Varela, Michailidis and Vierinia at the back. Esiti and Kurtic were the central midfielders, with Zivkovic, Biseswar and Murg composing the treble behind Akpom who was the center forward.

The match:

Panathinaikos started… with dogs on the Avenue “boiling” and with pressure from very high managed to take control of the match.

It is indicative that he won a corner in… 47 seconds, while in 6 ‘he made his first final, with Palacios’s shot, however, being “lukewarm” to threaten Pschalakis.

PAOK withstood the pressure, he also took measures after the tenth minute, with intense pressure and from nowhere he was able to surprise his opponent, in the 13th minute.

When Vierinia stole from Juankar, he gave it to Zivkovic, he crossed from the left and the upcoming Akpom scored 0-1 through the area!

From that point on, the guests took their “ups” psychologically, “blocked” the game of their opponent while they even came very close to 0-2…

With the double shot of Biseswar and the equal number of “saves” of Veleth, while in the second, VAR was used for a possible penalty, in 27 ‘.

After half an hour, the “greens” were trying unorthodoxly to find solutions to reach a draw, however, having two good moments in ten minutes.

However, Palacios’ header in the 32nd minute was weak while Juankar failed to beat Paschalakis twice in the 43rd minute.

Meanwhile, PAOK – which controlled the rhythm of the match – saw Juankar take the bite from the mouth of Akpom, who was coming out against Brinioli.

Panathinaikos asked for a penalty for Taylor’s hand, with Del Thero Grande consulting the VAR and continuing the match, while in the delays of the first 45 minutes, Biseswar lost the opportunity to score, with both teams going to the locker room with the score at 0-1…

In the replay, the hosts continued to push and look for a way to reach 1-1, mainly with “deep” balls, while their best moment came from a “set” ball and Sarlia’s head in 53 ‘, which was repulsed by Paschalakis.

The “biceps of the North” .. responded in the next minute with the lost opportunity of Murg, while seeing the dysfunction of his team, Ivan Jovanovic threw Mauricio and Hatzigiovanni in the match.

The Brazilian midfielder justified him with… good morning, after in his first contact with the ball, from an assist by Carlitos, he sent it with a great volley in the back of the opponent’s goal, in fact, making it 1-1 in the 59th minute!

Then, the game became ρον rodeo, as both teams missed opportunities to score, with PAOK finding space and taking advantage of the many easy mistakes of its opponent.

However, Akpom’s header in the 63rd minute was a mistake, as was that of Mauricio ten minutes later, while Brinioli repulsed the efforts of Akpom and Zivkovic within a minute.

Eventually, the “black and whites” took the lead from the white ball, with Del Thero Grande needing a lot of time and the help of technology until he decides to violate Vigiafanies against Michailidis and Kurtic to score in the 85th minute with a penalty!

While the same player was the one who σε caught the whole Panathinaikos asleep, achieving with a very nice direct foul the 1-3, in the eighth minute of the delays, which was to be the final result…

MVP: With his two blows, he decided, in the end, the winner of the match, so he could only be Jasmine Kurtic! The Slovenian midfielder scored with a penalty and a foul, showed that he is not afraid of the “hot” atmosphere, while he also helped PAOK to keep the rhythm when needed.

The “whistle”: Carlos Del Thero Grande is essentially “controlled” by the fact that the imputation of the penalty was the one that judged, in many ways, the final winner. With the Spanish referee not even blaming it in the first phase, showing confidence in it, but changing the decision through VAR.

The compositions of the two groups:

Panathinaikos (Ivan Jovanovic): Dioudis, Kotsiras, Veleth, Sarlia, Juankar, Ruben Pereth, Alexandropoulos (58 ‘Mauricio), Palacios, Carlitos (78’ Makenda), Vital (58 ‘Hatzigiovanis), Ioannidis (66’ Vigiafanies).



They stayed on the bench: Dioudis, Schenkefeld, Sanchez, Ludkvist, Bouzoukis.

PAOK (Razvan Lutsescu): Paschalakis, Taylor, Varela, Michailidis, Vierinia (33 ‘Rodrigo), Esiti (86’ Swab), Kurtic, Murg (70 ‘El Kantouri), Biseswar, A. Zivkovic, Akpom (86’ Svinderski).

They stayed on the bench: Z. Zivkovic, Mihai, Crespo, Kagawa, Tsigaras.

Referee: Carlos Del Thero Grande.

Assistants: Enigo Prieto Lopez, Gondalo Gonthales.

4th Referee: Konstantinos Perrakis.

Referee VAR: Jose Luis Mounuera Montero.



Referee AVAR: Andreas Meidanas.

See here the description of the match from Match Center