In a draw 1-1 OFI and PAS Ioannina remained in “Yendi Koule” for the 11th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, with neither team being satisfied with the one point.
The Cretans opened the scoring 35 seconds after the start of the match with Marinaki and had chances to double their lead in their very good first 20 minutes, but then the Epirotians found their footing, dominated the second half, constantly threatening the home defense and finally finding the equalizer in the 86th minute, with Eramuspe.
Disappointing in the second 45 minutes of the match, OFI remained without a win for the fourth consecutive game, with his friends very strongly disapproving the team after the end. On the other hand, PAS continues to not have tasted the joy of victory since August 20 and that 3-0 against Kifissia, for the first matchday, remaining in the last positions of the standings.
In the minds of the coaches:
THE Valdas Dabrauskas chose to start the match with his footballers in a 5-3-2 system, not having Bakics, Toral Glazer, Abada, Karo, Theodosoulakis and Kalafatis available. Bowman under the posts, Vouros, Pasalidis Lampropoulos three stoppers, Marinakis on the right, Thorarinson on the left, with Meyado, Gagegos and Riera three in the center and an attacking duo of Felipe and Diko.
On the other hand, Mr Thanasis Staikos, whose resignation he submitted after the draw with Volos was not accepted by the administration, chose 4-2-3-1 as his system. Without the injured Conte, Leo and Eford, Kleiman started under the posts, Soria right back, Tsoushis left and Pantelakis, Eramouspe stopper. Karahalios and Rienstra the two in the axis and Gino, Pamlidis, Tzima three behind the more advanced Balan.
The match:
OFI’s friends couldn’t have imagined a more ideal start, seeing their team leading just 35 seconds after the cross! Diko stole and passed to Marinakis, who opened the ball down the right for Riera, who turned to find Felipe who shot past Eramouspe. However, the Marinakis he was in the right spot, shooting one-on-one and sending the ball into the net for 1-0!
Dominating the home team in the first minutes, they constantly threatened the home of the Epirotians, even missing a huge opportunity to make it 2-0 in the 15th minute, when Dicko he stole from Pantelakis and went one-on-one with Kleiman, passed him and scored in front of an empty net, but Eramuspe he caught up at the last moment, driving away in a corner with a crucial tackle. From the corner, Felipe took the header, sending the ball just over the crossbar.
From that point on in the match, Mr PAS he responded, with his players getting the ball at their feet, trying to create. In the 18th minute, the guests “touched” the equalizer, when after a corner Eramuspe sent the ball to the right post of Bowman with a powerful header, while in the rebound o Balan he failed to send the ball into the net from close range.
In the 34th PAS counter-attacked with 3 vs. 2, but Tzimas made the wrong decision, shooting incorrectly from a distance, while in the 40th minute Soria powerfully entered the OFI area and made a diagonal shot, with Bowman to block with his right foot. In the 43′, PAS threatened again, with Jima getting the header after Soria’s cross and Pamlidis not be able to make the projection from a very advantageous position, with the first half ending with 1-0 formed 35 seconds after the start!
The second part of the match started with PAS to dominate and with his footballers constantly having the ball at their feet, while those of OFI defended in their own half. In the 51st Balan capitalized on Jima’s header but was beaten in a 4-on-4 by Bowmanwhile in the development of the phase the ball reached the Jimawho had the entire home team at his… mercy, but shot clumsily and too high out.
PAS threatened again in the 58th minute, after a wonderful cross by Soria and a nailed header by Pamlidis that went inches past the left upright of OFI, while Pamlidis he also missed another great chance in the 67th minute, when after a cross from Rossero, he took the header all by himself, but he saw Bowman make an impressive save! The visitors continued to press constantly, circulating the ball around the large area of OFI, missing another great opportunity in the 77th minute, when after another cross from Soria, Jim squared into the move at close range, forcing him Bowman in a new unlikely operation.
In the 83rd OFI counter-attacked, with Larsson crossing from the right and him Thorarinson to send the ball out with a nailed header, while PAS found the goal it deserved in the 86th minute, when Soria he found space and found him with a cross at the second post Eramuspe, who sent the ball into the net with a fine hanging header! Shortly before the end, OFI almost took the lead again, but o Clayman impressively saved a header from Felipe, with 1-1 remaining until the end.
MVP: If OFI managed to withstand the pressure of PAS, the undisputed MVP would be their goalkeeper, Bowman, who performed fantastically with many difficult interventions. However, the Eramuspe he came as a machine god for PAS in the 86th minute, scoring for the 1-1 final and taking the title of most valuable. Once again his appearance was decisive, he saved OFI’s sure goal for 2-0 in the 15th minute, driving over the line, while in general he once again had a leading presence on the playing field. All this, while his participation in the match was doubtful until shortly before the start.
The whistle: Mr. Vatsios did not have to manage the very difficult phase, he tried to let the game be played, showing quite a lot of tolerance to the (many times during the match) hard game of the two teams.
Team compositions:
OFI (Dabrauskas, 5-3-2): Bowman – Marinakis (71′ Larson), Vouros, Lambropoulos (90′ Giannoulis), Pasalidis, Thorarinson – Meyado, Gegegos, Riera (Moschera46′ Mosquera) – Felipe, Diko (61′ Neira)
Sotiriou, Christogeorgos, Apostolakis, Simantirakis remained on the bench.
PAS Ioannina (Staikos, 4-2-3-1): Kleiman – Soria, Pantelakis, Eramouspe, Tsoushis – Karahalios, Rienstra – Gino (46′ Rossero), Pamlidis, Tzimas – Balan
Athanasiou, Garo, Bortagarai, Liassos, Bakadimas, Kiakos, Panagou, Lolis remained on the bench.
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