National team: Victory and left for… final with Holland

A crucial game against Ireland in Dublin (21:45, Alpha, NovasportsStart, sport-fm.gr) gives the Hellas for the 6th matchday of the 2nd group of his qualifier Euro 2024.

The blue and white she will play “everything for everything” to win this match, with her mind on second place, hoping at the same time for a “gift” from the leader France, which at the same time is being hosted by the Netherlands. So that next Monday (16/10, 21:45) he will give a “final” against the “Oranie” in the OPAP Arena to turn the situation in the group.

THE Gustavo Poget he will not have at his disposal Panteli Hatzidiakos in today’s match, but not against the Netherlands either, due to a contusion, while in his place Dimitris Goutas has been called. However, Panagiotis Retsos is expected to be on Dinos Mavropanos’ side. It is reminded that Baldoc is also out due to a contusion and Manolis Saliakas was called in his place, but Lazaros Rota will be the main player at the right end of the defense. Yannis Konstantelias returned to the calls.

Sokratis Dioudis completes the trio of goalkeepers (along with Odysseas Vlachodimos and Alexandros Paschalakis) instead of Giorgos Athanasiadis. Kostas Galanopoulos was called up for the first time after the Fan Ship era, while Sotiris Alexandropoulos returns to the calls (he was not in the initial selections last time, but was called up for the match against Gibraltar). Dimitris Limnios is out again, while Tasos Douvikas was not invited either.

THE Hellas they have three wins in the group and two defeats in away matches against the two heavyweights of the group. Ireland have a 3-0 win over Gibraltar and four losses. One of them is the 2-1 from our National Team at OPAP Arena.

The hosts know that the match is the last… roll for the 3rd place. Going lower than 4th seems unlikely, even if they are only +3 behind Gibraltar. There are several new faces compared to the ones the coach had in the September matches. Stevens (left back), Lenihan (stopper) and Keane (forward) are injured, while midfielder Brownie has overcome the virus and will probably start. However, some last-minute problem is not faced.

The mission of Ireland: Bazunu, Travers, O’Leary, Duffy, Doherty, O’Shea, Collins, Omobamidele, Manning, Embosele, Scales, Brownie, Cullen, Knight, Molloy, McGrath, Smallbone, Sykes, Robinson, Idah, Ogbene, Ferguson, Johnson

The mission of Greece: Vlachodimos, Paschalakis, Dioudis, Tsimikas, Mavropanos, Goutas, Koulierakis, Saliakas, Retsos, Tzavellas, Giannoulis, Rota, Bakasetas, Bouchalakis, Kourbelis, Alexandropoulos, Hatzigiovanis, Galanopoulos, Mandalos, Siopis, Ioannidis, Masouras, Pelkas , Constantelias, Pavlidis, Tassel.

Possible compositions

Ireland (Stephen Kenny): Bazunu – O’Shea, Collins, Duffy – Doherty, Cullen, Brownie, Manning – Idah, Ogbene – Ferguson

Greece (Gustavo Poget): Vlachodimos – Rota, Mavropanos, Retsos, Tsimikas – Kourbelis (Siopis), Mandalos – Masouras, Bakasetas, Pelkas – Pavlidis

Referee: Glen Nyberg (Sweden)

Assistants: Mambond Baigi, Andreas Sjörðkvist (Sweden)

4th Referee: Adam Landebeg (Sweden)

VAR: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Poland)

AVAR: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)