Unbelievable Panserraikos, brought OFI to the homecoming… somersault!

Lion o Panseraikosbit him OFI! His team Pablo Garcia he was not chewed by the quick lead of the Cretans and managed to pull off the upset, with Murgo to sign the great three points of Serrai with a penalty in the 88th minute of the match (2-1).

Return to victories for Panserraikos in the game that returned to its stadium, which after the static problems with which it was located, only had people in the two horseshoes.

To them 12 points the hosts have three wins, all at home, while OFI stayed at 13 and for one more match away from the field he had problems!

First three points against the Cretans since October 1991 for the Serrai who show that they are here to stay!

In the coach’s mind

With 4-2-3-1, Pablo Garcia brought down Panserraikos. Hovan under the goal, Dunkerlouis, Avlonitis, Bergström, Peleas the defensive four, Moreira, Staikos in the midfield, Masaripov, Hadjistravos, Tomas in the midfield trio and the only promoted Aleksic.



Valdas Dabrauskas lined up OFI with 3-5-2. Bauman in goal, with Vouros, Pasalidis, Karos making up the trio in defense. Marinakis, Meyado, Gagegos, Riera, Torarison in the midfield, with Toral and Diko forming the duo of the attack.

The match

The pace of the match was very good in the first half, with OFI having the first good moment in the match. In the 7th Midsummer stole the ball and passed to Dicko which laid on Toral, with the Spaniard making the shot from the height of the area, however Avlonitis countered him and the ball went into the corner. The Cretans had taken measures on the field and were pressing, even opening the score in the 16th minute. Toral made a terrific slash at Rierawho eluded first Bergström and then Hovan and scored into an empty net to make it 1-0.

The home team’s reaction was immediate and they equalized in the 24th minute of the match. THE Hadjistravos worked well with him Masaripov, with the Greek midfielder catching a great pass from the edge of the area and sending the ball into the left corner of Bowman for 1-1! Afterwards, Pablo Garcia’s team took measures on the field and tried to find another goal, even having a great chance to achieve it in the 35th minute. After a corner by Tomas, Staikos jumped unmarked, caught the header but Bowman she told him no.

In the last ten minutes the match was quite balanced and until the final whistle of the first half nothing changed, with the two teams going to the locker room tied (1-1).

The Cretans entered the second half strongly, having a good moment to double their goals in the 55th minute. THE Riera was in the area, tried the shot, but the ball went wide. But OFI didn’t stop there and two minutes later they came within a breath of the goal. Riera made a parallel to Gaggeos, who from a 4-a-4 position could not send the ball into the net. In the 61st minute, Felipe took the header, with Hovan having difficulty clearing it. However, the Papapetrou VAR was consulted on whether the ball had crossed the line and whether the Brazilian was exposed. In the end he was ahead of the last defender and the phase was considered as not happening.

Then the Panseraikos he started to take steps on the field and threaten the opposing goal. In the 83rd minute, Aleksic caught the ball but Karo took him out of the way with his body in an aerial duel, with the home team shouting for a penalty and Papapetrou finally showing the white bullet after an on field review. Finally, the Blacksmith in the 88th minute, he scored from the penalty spot, made it 2-1 and redeemed his team.

Nothing changed until the final whistle and Pablo Garcia’s team got an important victory that raised them to 12 points, while on the other hand OFI remained at 13 and continues to disappoint with their performances away from home.

MVP: Mourgos was the most valuable player of the match and this because he gave the victory to his team, executing accurately from the white bullet in the final. He came in as a substitute and did his… job, what more could Pablo Garcia ask of him!

The whistle: Tasos Papapetrou did a good refereeing, even though he missed the penalty phase, which appeared to be a violation even at first glance. However, he corrects his initial mistake by doing an on field review and indicates the penalty.

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