Block on the wrong AEK by the heroic Panserraikos and the unlikely Hovan!

He fought like a… lion and got a great score in the “OPAP Arena” o Panseraikos! Pablo García’s well-worked team, which had impressed in the premiere against Olympiakos, managed to block the AEK which lacked substance and effectiveness and the final 1-1 leaves the “yellow and black” disappointed.

Hero o Hovan who took down rolls, caught a penalty and made a legendary appearance and received the only finish that he could not get from Gacinovic (78′), with Aleksic having given Serrai the lead before the first minute was even completed.

31-7 the finals of the match and 82%-18% possession of the ball but the… scoreboard read 1-1, with AEK starting the league (since its premiere against Panaitloikos had been postponed) with the left and the Panseraikos to get a big result that will give him a boost for the sequel.

He turns to the match with her Antwerp AEK, where he will have fresh legs and will chase his reversal at the expense of 1-0 to qualify for the Champions League groups.

In the coach’s mind

With the classic 4-4-2 and extensive rotation, in view of the rematch with Antwerp, Matias Almeida brought down AEK. Athanasiadis in goal and Sidibe, Mitoglou, Chrysopoulos, Mohammadi in defense. Galanopoulos six, with Eliasson, Pizarro on the sides and Jonson as the eight. Mandalos had a free role in Van Weert’s side.

Pablo Garcia lined up Panserraikos with 4-2-3-1. Hovan is in goal, with Dunkerloui, Gotzamanidis, Bergstrom, Petavrakis in the defensive four. Ouedraogo, Staikos the duo in midfield, with Murgos, Tomas, Peleas in the central attacking triplet. Aleksic was the only one promoted.

The match

He wanted to catch AEK asleep Panseraikos and he succeeded. In the 14th minute, Aleksic left on the back of Chrysopoulos and gave a ready goal to Tomas, but he made a “lifeless” place in the 4-on-4 with Athanasiadis, however, a few seconds later and before the first minute of the match was even completed, the team of Garcia froze the “OPAP Arena”. THE Peleus made an excellent cross from the left, with Alexic to catch a nailed header and execute for 1-0.

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This… numbness for his team Almeida it lasted until the 5th minute, with the hosts marching up the pitch, overwhelming possession and looking for the equaliser. THE Van Weert squandering the chances it had, AEK again produced chatter and ineffectiveness in the final third of the pitch and could not capitalize on their superiority.

At 23′ the referee Gorchilas showed a white arrow to the hand of Ouedraogo, but did an on field review and took it back as it was stuck to the body of the Serrai midfielder, with Aleksic five minutes later going wide for a four-a-four but not finishing the phase well. In the 31st AEK had its biggest phase for the equalizer, when his volley Pissarro from five meters he shook the left goal post. A phase in which the “yellow and black” called for a penalty when o Bergstrom he found the ball with his hand but it was ruled unintentional as he did not see it and in his attempt to turn he made contact.

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AEK had no substance, nor a clear mind in the final stretch of the half and almost paid for two more inactions. The first in the 42′ when the excellent in the match Peleas made the individual effort, he was marked by Sidibe in the area but the Gorchilas showed “you play”. And in the 1st minute of stoppage time, Athanasiadis took out the nailed header of the promoted Gotzamanidis, with the 1-0 in favor of Serrai remaining until the final.

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AEK came on strong in the second half as well, with Panserraikos retreating more and more to protect their lead. All this had the result that Matias Almeida’s team intensified its pressure, looking for the goal in every way. Of course, at certain moments the hosts seemed to lose their minds and did not manage the pressure as they should. They had possession and supremacy, but clear phases did not come out. In fact, Panserraikos almost found an improbable goal from a… crazy inspiration by Aleksic with a volley from 30 meters that went just wide.

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Almeida and Garcia they made their moves from the bench, trying to freshen up both their teams. In the 60th minute, AEK won a penalty after Pizarro was brought down by Gotzamanidis, with Van Weert taking the ball to “atone” for his missed chances. However, he was unable to beat Hovan this time either, as the Slovakian keeper palmed away the Dutchman’s poor cross-post effort.

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AEK was pressing suffocatingly, Jonsson had a huge chance to score but Hovan made another incredible intervention and AGAIN with his feet. The Slovakian keeper was holding… alone, not wanting to diminish his teammates for their heroic effort, but he was unable to do anything to Gacinovic’s terrific cross that leveled the score in the 78th minute (1-1). The minutes passed, the home team played like cat and mouse with the guests, who with self-sacrifice managed to hold on to their first point in the league this year!

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MVP: There is no doubt that Hovan was the best! He makes an incredible match with terrible interventions, he also takes a penalty and only Gacinovic’s could not take! INCREDIBLE performance, the Slovakian goalkeeper has caught the eye so far.

The whistle: A game with difficult phases fell to Gortsila. He initially gives AEK a penalty that doesn’t exist, saves it with an on field review. The Union then asks for another one at the hands of Bergström, agrees with the VAR that it is unintentional, while both also agree on the penalty requested by Panserraikos for Sidibe’s marking on Peleas. The penalty that AEK finally gets is correct in the reversal of Pizarro by Gotzamanidis.