Premiere with a win for him Olympicwhere was imposed 2-0 by Panserraikos on leave, due to punishment, “G. Karaiskakis”.
With ten players from the 4th minute mercy of Hajek’s dismissal the neophytes, who had the chance to take the lead in the 54th minute but they missed a penalty with Aleksic.
Biel and El Arabi finally solved the… Gordian bond for the Piraeus, who showed that they need work to get to the level that the Diego Martinez.
In the coach’s mind
With 4-3-3 he walked again Diego Martinez, which of course made changes in relation to the match with Genk. Paschalakis was kept in goal, with Rodinei, Retso, Doi and Ramon in defense. Alexandropoulos, Kamara and Carvallio formed the trio in midfield, with Masoura-Biel at the ends of the attack and El Arabi up front.
The Pablo Garcia chose 4-2-3-1, with Hovan in goal and Dunkerlouis, Gotzamanidis, Hajek and Petavrakis in defense. Staikos-Thymianis were on the axis, with Mourgos, Hatzistravos and Pileas behind Alexics.
The match
The start was disastrous for the guests, as well just in the 4th minute Hajek was sent off after using VAR! The Czech was initially shown a yellow card for tripping Biel outside the area, but the Spaniard was in an obvious goal-scoring position, so a red was eventually given.
He himself Biel took over the execution by sending the ball out, while in the 9th minute his combination with Carvalho brought a shot from the Portuguese that ended up on the post and out.
At 21′, o Masouras shot high wide from a wide position, with the Greek winger failing to threaten in the 25th minute after Biel’s curling cross.
In the 33rd minute came the first remarkable phase for the visitors, who saw him Staiko to shoot from a distance and Paschalakis to block.
Six minutes later the Hovan he almost paid for his carelessness as he lost the ball to Masoura and ended up conceding a corner.
0-0 remained until the break, with Panserraikos enduring with one player less for the first 45 minutes.
The first notable moment in the second half was a dribble shot by him Scarpa (made his debut) who was sent off in the 48th minute, with the match… lit up a few minutes later, when following the use of VAR a penalty was given to Panserraikos for Kamara’s hand!
Despite all that, Mr Aleksic sent the ball to the crossbar, losing a unique opportunity to shock the “red and whites”.
A fine counter-attack by Garcia’s men resulted in Dunkerlouy’s shot missing in the 61st minute, however in the 63′ it finally came 1-0 for Olympiakos, with Biel scoring with a terrific volley from the height of the area after Rodiney’s cross.
Woolery immediately looked for the answer but shot wide (65′), with El Kaabi’s header seconds later having the same outcome.
Piraeus continued to look for the 2-0 when the neophotists tried to hit the counter, with a push by Petavrakis to Fortounis in the 86th minute inside the area brings a penalty, which El Arabi took advantage of in the 87th minute to seal the “red and white victory”.
Two attempts by Rodiney (90+2′) and El Kaabi (90+5′) were off target, with the score not changing until the final whistle.
MVP: There wasn’t a player who made a bang for the winners, but it’s worth standing in his presence Rodneywho for another match was very mobile and had the assist on Biel’s goal.
The… whistle: A lot of work from very early on for him Giannis Papadopoulos, which only took VAR in the 2nd minute to give Hajek a red card, instead of a yellow, when he stopped Biel in an obvious goal-scoring position. The video was also consulted by a Greek referee in the penalty phase of Panserraikos, while in that of Olympiakos he immediately noticed the violation.
The lineups of the two teams
Olympiacos (D. Martinez): Paschalakis, Rodinei, Retsos, Doi, Ramon (46′ Kini), Alexandropoulos (58′ Fortounis), Kamara (76′ Ibora), Carvalho (46′ Scarpa), Masouras (46′ El Kaabi), Biel, El Arabi
On the counter: Tzolakis, Vrousai, Freire, Porosso
Panserraikos (P. Garcia): Hovan, Dunkerloui, Gotzamanidis, Hajek, Petavrakis, Peleas (76′ Maskanakis), Thymianis, Staikos (76′ Ouedraogo), Mourgos (38′ Tomas), Hatzistravos (59′ Avlonitis), Aleksic (59′ Gouleri).
On the counter: Katsikas, Tsagkalidis, Stina, Bairovich
Referee: Papadopoulos
Assistants: Dimitriadis, Petropoulos
4th: Gamaris
VAR: Papapetrou, Psarris
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