Too hard for … Lamia to die! What if the team of Michalis Grigoriou gave its fourth game in a period of nine days and on Wednesday played 120 ‘against Aris? What if he was back in the score until 82 ‘?
Lamia with guide the qualification to the semifinals of the Cup reached a huge upset over him OFI (2-1) at “Athanasios Diakos” for the 20th game of Super League 1!
A great protagonist for the team of Fthiotida was none other than him George Manousos, who “signed” this great upset with a goal in 83 ‘and 87’ and while he had passed on the field in 63 ‘, and while the Cretans had opened the score in the 34th minute.
Three points with which Lamia extended its undefeated streak to five games in all competitions, reaching them 18 points in the championship. On the other hand, OFI suffered its third consecutive defeat (26b.) In Super League 1, losing significant ground in the hunt for six.
In the… mind of the coach
The many and collected games that the Ghoul lately in the championship and the Cup, they led Michalis Grigoriou to several changes in the starting lineup. Under the hearth was Saranov with Mazoulouxis, Antezzo, Provydakis and Martinez in the quartet of defense. Nounies and Beharano were in the midfield, with Bangoura and Romanic on both wings. Karamanos fought behind the only forward, Tsoukalos.
On the other hand, o Nikos Nioplias offered OFI with a 4-5-1 system and with four changes in the starting lineup compared to the previous match. Waterman was at the end, with the defensive quartet consisting of Marinakis, Selimovic, Pasalidis and Balogiannis. De Guzman, Gagegos and Toral started in the midfield positions, with Tsilianidis and Lambrou at the ends. Durmisai fought at the spearhead.
The match
The start of the match is quite balanced, with both teams coming out energy and mood on the field of “Athanasios Diakos”. Nevertheless, the phases in front of the two hosts were minimal in the first half of the 45th minute.
OFI that tried early to imposes its rhythm, threatened first with his sliding shot Toral to easily block Saranov in 8 ‘. The Cretans had the possession of the ball and the control of the match, with Lamia on the other hand defends properly, pushing in fact high in 2/3 of the field. The first phase of Lamia came in the 23rd minute with the cross shot of Bagoura going out. Four minutes later, OFI touched the goal with Lambrou to miss from an advantageous position, after a magic ball by Toral in the back of the defense.
A phase that apparently appeared “Woke up” the match, with both teams stepping up their performance. In the next phase, the whole of Nikos Nioplias opened the score with enough dose… adventure. Specifically, after Gagegos’s shot from the left, the ball went against Beharano and Tsilianidis up close to send her to the nets. End that initially canceled for offensive foul of the Greek ace on Martinez, but then after his relative control WHERE The goal was confirmed by the referee Tsakalidis.
Lamia immediately looked for a draw, creating three good moments in the last part of the half. At 40 ‘, the Nouns threatened from afar, with Waterman to it comes out instinctively in a corner the “lightning” of the Costa Rican. Moments later, Romanic’s shot was saved by Pasalidis, while in the final of the half, Beharano’s long volley found bodies.
With the same intensity which ended the first 45 minutes and the second part began. With the “good morning” of the replay, OFI came close to 2-0, with Toral’s “fish” heads after a nice cross by Gagegos to pass few outs in 47 ‘. Three minutes later, the team of Fthiotida … responded to the great opportunities when its powerful shot Martineth from the large area passed next to the right beam of the guests.
The game had acquired one frantic pace, with the ball going up and down, while it was remarkable that both teams seemed capable of scoring at any time! In 56 ‘, Lamia recorded another great opportunity, when his strong head Tsoukalou found Tsilianidis and ended up in a corner. By completing an hour of play, OFI took the “baton” of opportunities and with two phases within a minute threatened the home of Lamia. Initially in the 60 ‘with a long volley by Toral, and then with Durmisai moments later failing in a unique four-on-four, with Saranov making the intervention of the match!
The many changes of the two coaches then “froze” the rhythm, something that suited OFI, which kept the result. In 81 ‘, the Cretans succeeded and second goal with a close-up view of Kamau, goal which however canceled after using VAR for offside.
Seconds after this decision, Lamia caught the defense of the guests asleep, bringing the match equal to the Manouso in 83 ‘with a nice strong place after a shot by Arabouli. With the psychology in their favor, the hosts pushed for the overthrow and finally found it in the 87th minute, When the Manousos unexpectedly received the ball inside the area, after tragic mistake shooting of Kamau, and with the 34-year-old forward “Digs” exemplary over Saranov for the final 2-1!
MVP: Undoubtedly the leader of the match was George Manousos, who scored both goals of Lamia and while he went on the field in the 63rd minute.
The referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis’s difficult task, in a match where the intervention of the VAR was needed in two cases, one in OFI’s goal in 34 ‘and one in the canceled goal of the Cretans in 82’. Whenever necessary, he took the yellow card out of his pocket (5 in total), not allowing the game to get tough, as the balances were delicate throughout the match.
Watch here the … film of the match.
Source: Sport-fm
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