Olympiacos passed… air from Ioannina with Pontense as the protagonist!

He unwrapped the “gift” that came to him from… Avenue and increases the difference of o Olympic! His team Diego Martinez comfortably passed Ioannina, beating PAS 3-0, with Pontense in high spirits who scored twice, while the also excellent Rodinei put the icing on the cake.

Somehow, the “red and white” increased their difference from Panathinaikos and PAOK, while they remain… unbeaten in the league with 6 wins and 1 draw!

With 18 minutes delay in the game due to banners raised by the fans of PAS, with Manouhos initially leaving for the locker room, but after the intervention of the Epirot players, he finally came down.

Furious in Serbia for the must win match with Batska Topola Olympiacos, with Martinez having the opportunity due to the score to rest Fortunis, Freire who played for a half, while he also gave breaths to Podense, El Kaabi, as well as Masoura who came from the bench.

In the coach’s mind

With 4-3-3 Thanasis Staikos brought down PAS Ioannina. Kleiman in goal, with Soria, Bakadimas, Pantelakis and Tsaousis in defense. On the axis, Tzimas, Liassos and Bilbao, on the “wings” Rosero, Pamlidis and Balan at the top of the attack.

Diego Martinez lined up Olympiakos with 4-4-2. Paschalakis in the goal, with Rodinei, Doi, Freire, Ortega in the four defense. Alexandropoulos, Kamara the two midfielders, Fortunis, Pontense on the flanks and Biel on El Kaabi’s side in attack.

The match

The cross was delayed, but finally came 18 minutes after the scheduled time due to the banner of the PAS fans. With Olympiakos taking complete control from the start, putting Fortuni-Rodinei enough into the game and creation, while Biel threatened. The first good moment for the “red and whites” came in the 11th minute when Biel’s shot was countered, while four minutes later the same player did not find the target from a good spot. Finally, in the 17th minute, Olympiacos found the goal with Ortega breaking through to Podense, who shot with the left that was countered and ended up in the net of Kleiman who was unable to react for 1-0.

Four minutes later, El Kaabi failed to get a good grip on the ball and Kleiman cleared it, with Podense striking again in the 23rd minute! Fortounis passed to Biel, who broke to the Portuguese, who with an excellent shot, again with his left, executed the Israeli goalkeeper of PAS for 2-0. The water had entered the groove for the Piraeus who had been in total control until that moment, with the Epirotians making a small… outbreak where they tried to reduce. Playing their favorite game in opposition, they found two conditions with Pamlidis and Freire that did not end up anywhere!

The half found Olympiakos holding on to their lead, although it ended with some tough marking and Jima, Bilbao going yellow. Martinez gave a breather to Fortuni, Freire who play non-stop, throwing Jovetic, Porosso into the match. With Piraeus reaching for the third goal in the 47th minute, Kleiman did not allow Biel who took an excellent cross from Alexandropoulos to score. El Kaabi threatened twice with a scissor and header, but failed to move… net, with PAS in the 61st minute having their best chance of the match, but the unmarked Balan from Tsoushi’s cross did not find the target.

Masouras and Carvalho took time on their feet and El Kaabi, Pontense… breaths, with Olympiacos finding a new phase in the 69′, but the header of the promoted Doi was stopped by Soria, who drove in front of the goal line. Rodney looked for it, but couldn’t find it in the 76th minute after Kleiman kicked off, with the Brazilian playing more as a… winger and less as a full-back, taking advantage of the fact that there was no opponent on him. From his feet came some more moments, but the conditions that were created did not turn into goals. Somehow, Rodney took it…on him and in the 1st minute of stoppage time with a fine left-footed finish, he put the icing on the cake to make it 3-0.

MVP: Undoubtedly Pontense, who found the net twice in the same match with the red and whites after 2019 when he had a similar performance in a match against Aris. In general, he was quite active and “dared” to test his legs, which worked out for him and had the effect of cleaning up the laundry for Olympiakos by himself, in essence, from the 23rd minute. The Portuguese superstar continues to rise, continuing with the speed gained from the match with Aris.

The whistle: Manouhos didn’t have a difficult match to manage, he used his cards where needed and overall had a quiet night. In the 71st minute, Porosso flirted with a second yellow card, but the referee considered it a duel with his opponent who did not lift… expulsion.

PAS Ioannina (Thanasis Staikos): Kleiman, Soria, Bakadimas, Pantelakis, Tsoushis, Bilbao, Liassos (62′ Begala), Tzimas (75′ Garo), Pamlidis, Rosero (61′ Eford), Balan (75′ Conte).

Olympiacos (Diego Martinez): Paschalakis, Rodiney, Freire (46′ Porosso), Doi, Ortega, Alexandropoulos, Kamara, Biel (84′ El Arabi), Fortunis (46′ Jovetic), Pontense (66′ Carvalho), El Kaabi (66′ Masouras).