A tough defeat for AEK, but… qualification is at its feet

She had several chances, came close to the goal several times, but did not take advantage of her red card Antwerp and AEK left Belgium empty-handed (1-0).

“Union” paid for an inactivity of the defense and especially of Hadjisafi and conceded the goal from Jansen, but then it was misplaced, as a result of which it is now looking for the upset in New Philadelphia in order to qualify for the groups of the top interclub competition.

In fact, the “yellow and black” are worried about him as well Levi Garcia, who was injured, with Ponce replacing him. Very good presence of Amrabad in the first part, quite chatty in the second, where he turned to the solution of the incessant fillings, especially after the red card of the Belgians.

It does not reflect -in no case- the image of the two groups The score, with the “double-headed” showing that he can get the qualification next Wednesday at the OPAP Arena.

In the minds of the coaches:

Marc Van Bommel left Antwerp with 4-3-3, with Butez at home, De Laet Bataille, Alderweireld, Koulibaly in defense, Eckelenkamp, ​​Keita, Vermeeren in midfield and Balikvisa, Ondreika, Janssen in attack.

On the other hand, Matias Almeida is familiar 4-4-2 Athanasiadis in goal, Sidibe, Vida, Mukudi, Hadjisafi in defence, Shimanski, Pineda (returning to the axis), Amrabad, Hadjisafi in the center and Zuber behind the promoted Levia.

The match

Antwerp tried to surprise and had their first moment in the 2nd minute. After advancing and turning Balikvisa from the left, o Echelenkamp he shot from the height of the penalty area, but Pineda placed his foot well and deflected the ball, with Athanasiadis blocking. In the 11th minute, came the first good chance for AEK. Amrabad made an excellent cross and found him unmolested Levi, who from the height of the penalty sent the ball over Boute.

In fact, in the 16th minute, the Belgians managed to open the scoring. Keita held onto the ball in midfield and passed it to Vermeeren, who smashed it into the Jansen, who with a beautiful spot from the area (and taking advantage of Hadjisafi’s inactivity), placed nicely for the 1-0.

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In the 23rd minute, after another attack and cross from Amrabad, o Levi he made a nice move and a powerful header, with the ball ending up just over Bute’s post. In the 28th minute and after a wonderful filling by Szymanski, o Levi he brought the ball in front of him on the edge of the area and took the shot, but Alderweilerd saved with his foot and kicked for a corner.

In the 36th minute, “Union” lost Levia with a pull, with him Ponce to take his place. Zuber made a beautiful move and a parallel pass from the right, with the ball reaching the Pineda, who shot with the ball countering and leaving for a corner. Thus, 1-0 was also the score with which the two teams went to the break.

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AEK entered the second half strongly. In the 48th minute, Amrabad found Gacinovic, who passed to Pineda, who fed into the area Hadjisafi, where with a diagonal shot he failed to beat Boute who cleared. Two minutes later, the Belgians were down to 10 men. Gacinovic became the owner of the ball, with Batay to stomp him with the ankle boots and for the referee to send him off!

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In the following minutes, AEK chattered with the ball at their feet, while his two attempts Johnson (73′, 76′) did not worry Boute, since the ball was countered and its path was altered. In 77′, o Latch broke free and shot from outside the area, with Bute clearing for a corner. In fact, in the 84th minute, the Belgians came very close to scoring a second goal. THE Coulibaly he threw the ball forward, defense and Athanasiadis were inactive, with the home midfielder missing in a 4-on-4.

In the 88th minute, Almeida’s team had another good moment. Very sweet cross by Amrabad, reverse header by him Ponce, with Boute kicking away for a corner. The last important moment for “Union” came in stoppage time. THE Mukudi he made the projection from close range and sent the ball out, while Araujo was coming from behind, who shouted angrily at the Frenchman, who did not let him execute. Thus, 1-0 was also the final result, with AEK looking for an upset and qualification for the rematch in New Philadelphia.

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MVP: THE Mandela Keita he had a fantastic game for the Belgians as he was ‘everywhere’ throughout the game. He ran, cut, distributed and generally did everything in the game.

The whistle: THE Francois Letesier he had an excellent refereeing. The direct red he gave to Bataille was also very correct, while all his decisions were direct and precise.

Antwerp (Marc Van Bommel): Boute, De Laet, Koulibaly, Alderweireld, Bataille, Keita, Eckelenkampf (56′ Van Den Bosch), Vermeeren, Ondreika (56′ Vines), Balikvisa, Janssen (71′ Muya).

AEK (Matias Almeida): Athanasiadis, Hadjisafi, Mukudi, Vida, Sidibe (68′ Araujo), Simanski (46′ Jonsson), Pineda, Gatsinovic (68′ Eliasson), Amrabad, Zuber (68′ Mandalos), Levi Garcia (36′ Ponce).

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