Olympiacos passed in style and… hot Pontense from Crete!

He did what his other competitors (PAOK, AEK) didn’t do Olympic! The “red and white” with an excellent appearance and high level football, passed through Heraklion winning 2-0 of OFI and are again at -1 from the top.

Leader and scorer of the two goals o Pontensewho reached 5 goals in the championship, while the two midfielders of Piraeus (Kamara-Ese) had a terrible image and they were followed in performance by the excellent Jovetic. In a match, in which the guests did not have Rodinei-Fortouni, but their absence was not visible and… it was overshadowed!

First home defeat for him OFIwho stayed at 13 points and saw the undefeated streak he was running come to an end, while the next matchday is tested at the home of Panserraikos.

He got psychological and… again in view of PAOK o Olympic, after welcoming the “two-headed man of the north” behind closed doors “G. Karaiskakis” next Sunday.

In the coach’s mind

With the classic 3-5-2, OFI was defeated by Valdas Dabrauskas. At home, Bauman and Vouros, Pasalidis, Karo in the trio of stoppers. Larson, Torarinson the back-half, with Meyado, Glazer, Gagegos in the axis triplet. Bakic had a free role in Diko’s side.

Back to 4-4-2 for Olympiakos by Diego Martinez. Paschalakis in goal and Kini, Porosso, Retsos, Ortega in the defense foursome. Kamara, Ese duo in midfield, with Podense, Solbakken on the wings. Masouras regional forward and Jovetic at the top of the attack.

The match

THE Olympic was in complete control in the first half and constantly threatened the opposition goal. Unlike him OFI who played mainly in the counter-attacks, but where he became extremely dangerous.

Somehow, the “red and white” gained a quick lead and specifically in the 10th minute they pushed the stress away from them, scoring with an excellent combination. THE Arch opened for him Kinihe broke to Masoura who found him with a perfect cross Pontense who, unmarked by place in the traffic, executed him Bowman for 1-0. Diego Martinez’s side continued to threaten, having one more chance in the 24th minute when Kamara played a deep ball in, Jovetic tried to control with his chest but was caught by the OFI keeper.

In the 29th minute, Olympiacos came within a breath of the second goal, when Ese made a cross, but his shot Jovetic just passed the hearth. THE Solbakken in the 34th minute he broke into Jovetiche took him out with a slash in the area Pontensewho instead of ending the phase went back to Masura and Caro kicked out.

Until the final whistle of the first half, nothing changed and Olympiacos went to the dressing room of OFI with a lead (0-1), with 5-0 finals in their favor and to have the Ese-Kamara on a long evening, controlling the axis and the game.

The second half started at the same pace and Olympiakos was dominant on the field. In fact, in the 46th minute, the guests threatened, when o Jovetic she made a nice slash at him Masura but kicked out at the last minute Vouros. The “red and whites” did not stop there and two minutes later they had a big phase with Masoura. The Greek striker saw the ball in front of him and took the shot from inside the area, but it was against Pasalides and passed the corner.

THE OFI on the other hand he tried to threaten, but he didn’t have a clear mind in the last third of the pitch and wasted the conditions he created. His team Diego Martinez doubled her goals in the 54th minute, laying solid foundations for victory. After a tragic mistake by the Cretan defense after the high pressure of Piraeus, o Jovetic she caught up and bit before him Pasalides, broke to Podense and he scored 2-0 in an empty net! THE George Masouras in the 58th minute he also scored, however the goal did not count as the Greek winger was exposed.

The first good moment for him OFI in the match, it came in the 72nd minute (!), a sample of Olympiakos’ excellent defensive function, after a nice individual effort by Toralwith the Spaniard taking the shot, but the ball went wide of his goal Paschalaki. The two coaches then made changes, with the pace logically dropping. THE Olympic continued to have control of the game in the last quarter, while on the other hand the Cretans may have taken measures on the field, but they could not threaten effectively.

Kind of like that 2-0 in favor of Olympiakou remained until the final whistle of Diamantopoulos, with the Piraeus in the 2nd placeat -1 from Panathinaikos in the standings and o OFI in 7th with 13 points.

MVP: Of course, Daniel Pontense! The Portuguese winger broke the… Gordian knot in the 10th minute and sealed the victory for Olympiakos in the 54th minute, reaching five goals already in this year’s league in six matches. Absolutely influential for Diego Martinez’s side.

The whistle: He had no difficult phases to manage Diamantopoulos and he refereed well, trying to let the match play out and not blowing the whistle too often.

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