Aris wronged himself and was eliminated on penalties by Dynamo Kyiv!

He scored towards the end of the first half, conceding one in stoppage time and one in the 85′ and despite missing big moments in the 94′ and 115′, he was eliminated on penalties by Dynamo Kyiv Aris (2-1 q.d., 6-5, pen.).

The team of Tolis Terzis pressed very well from the 25th minute onwards, he achieved a beautiful goal with Djurasek after a nice partnership, but two defensive lapses were enough for the Volosin (45’+1′) and Karavaev, with Fabiano having two very good moments and him Udobajo to be the fatal one in the penalty shootout.

With 10 players left at the beginning of the second part of the extra time, the “yellows”, with Pavicic commit a heavy foul and be sent off with a second yellow card. His presence is very good Carlson, who had as a worthy replacement Palma (as long as he could), with the Thessalonians clearly wronging themselves and losing qualification through their hands in… russian roulette.

In the minds of the coaches:

With 4-4-1-1 and with three changes compared to the first game, Mircea Lucescu brought down Dynamo Kyiv. Buschan in goal, Timchuk, Dianchuk, Sirota, Dubinczak in defense, Sidurchuk, Saparenko, Yarmolenko, Volosin in the axis and Bujalski behind promoted Vanat.

Apostolos Terzis lined up Aris with a 4-3-3, with Houtesiotis taking the place of the injured Questa, Montoya, Odubazzo, Fabiano, Ferrari in defense, Jules, Djurasek, Darida in the center and Carlson, Moron, Palma in the attack.

The match

Aris didn’t let Dinamo play their game at the start, with his long shot Sidorchuk in the 7th minute to pass hopelessly out. The first final of the “yellows” came in the 25th minute. THE Carlson evaded two opponents, converged towards the axis and took the long shot, the ball ending up just wide of the post.

A few seconds later, his long shot Moron he didn’t worry Buschan who blocked. Four minutes later, his shot Fabiano from 40 meters he did not find a target, as did his free kick Palm at 32′.

In the 39th minute, Aris opened the scoring. Karlsson troubled the Dinamo defense for the umpteenth time from the right, he made the turn for Palma, who found the Jurasek, who scored in an empty net for 0-1!

In the 45th minute, Moron distributed to Palm on the left, he went past his personal opponent and shot with his left, the ball ending up wide. A minute later, Dinamo equalized the match. Sidorchuk did the deep stuffing for him Volosin and he with a beautiful low-hanging header (after “piercing” between the defenders), defeated Houtesiotis for 1-1! This was the result with which the two teams went into the break.

The first good moment of the second part belonged to Aris. In the 53′, Carlson made a nice move and gave a late pass to Moron, who didn’t shoot as well as he would have liked, so he didn’t threaten Buschan. Three minutes later, Mr Ferrari he made a nice effort from the left and entered the area, making a very dangerous turn, with Karlsson unable to place into an empty net.

THE Sidorchuk threatened in 59′ and 64′ with long shots, without worrying Houtesiotis. In the 77th minute, the Ukrainians had a good chance to score. After Rupp’s mistake outside the area, o Yarmolenko he stole and shot with his right, with Houtesiotis blocking. Two minutes later, Mr Buyalski made the shot from the edge of the area, with Houtesiotis kicking it out for a corner.

In the 85th minute, however, Mircea Lucescu’s team found a way to double their goals. After deep filling, o Karavaev he made a great move (with Ferrari out of position) and with a fantastic move on the move, he beat Houtesiotis from a sideways position for 2-1!

At 90’+4′, Aris missed a huge opportunity to end the match. After Matarita’s corner kick, Buschan made a mistimed exit, o Fabiano took the header, but was unable to send it into the net from close range.

In 95′, Aris had a good moment, when Roop found him in the area Christodoulopoulos, he brought the ball to a lateral position and squared out. At 106′, and with the start of the second part of extra time, the “yellows” were left with 10 players. Pavicic made a strong foul in the midfield area, with the referee showing him to send him off with a second yellow!

In the 115th minute, Terzi’s team missed a great opportunity to score the qualifying goal. After Matarita’s corner kick, again o Fabiano dominated the air and headed in from close range, slotting past Buschan who cleared. Thus, the game was taken to the penalty shootout.

There, Menendes missed the second penalty for Aris, Houtesiotis, however, answered, saving Dynamo’s fourth, with the game going to…sudden death. There, after Diamchuk and Zamora made it 5-5, Dubinczak made it 6-5, with Odubajo to fail desperately and the Ukrainians to qualify for the Conference League playoffs.

MVP: THE Buchan he is clearly the MVP of the match, who with his decisive interventions, essentially gave the qualification to his team. From the side of Mars, a very good game from Carlson, but also from Fabiano.

The whistle: THE Grieshammer he had a relatively good presence, while it seems that he was right on both cards that Pavicic received.

The compositions of the two teams:

Dynamo Kyiv (Mircella Lucescu): Buschan, Timczyk, Dianchuk, Sirota, Dubinczak (72′ Karavaev), Sidorchuk (72′ Brazko), Saparenko (72′ Andrievsky), Yarmonlenko (105′ Paris), Volosin (81′ Diallo), Buyalski, Vanat (105′ Benito ).

Aris (Tolis Terzis): Houtesiotis, Montoya, Fabiano, Odubajo, Ferrari, Jules (105′ Zamora), Darinda (75′ Pavicic), Djurasek (59′ Rupp), Palma (82′ Matarita), Karlsson (59′ Menendez), Moron (82′ Christodoulopoulos).