Finally downhill AEK with leader Araoucho!

Finally for AEKleaves smiling from OAKA! The “Union” prevailed 3-0 on him Apollo of Smyrna in the context of the 22nd game of Super League 1 and returned to home victories, after three consecutive defeats (by OFI, Panetolikos and Volos).

His team had a hard time in the first half Argyri Gianniki, with the guests having important moments at the beginning of the second part. However, since then he took action Araujowho scored twice (52 ‘ and 71 ‘) to celebrate the completion in the best way 100 entries with the jersey of AEK. Intermediate (67 ‘), The Chuber made it 2-0, returning to goals. He was sent off with a second yellow card in 79 ‘ The Mohammadiwho will be absent from the game with him PAOK on Wednesday (9/2), in the rematch for the quarterfinals of the Greek Cup.

In -2 but also with matches less than Thessaloniki the 3rd AEK. The tail suffered its fifth defeat in a row Apollo (at -1 from the penultimate Atromitos), who wrote negative recordas he completed eight consecutive matches without scoring.

In the… minds of coaches:

THE Argyris Giannikis presented AEK with a system 4-2-3-1 and Tsintotas under the beams. At the right end of the defense, Michelin returned, at the left, Mohammadi, with Svarna and Mitoglou composing the duo in the midfield. The equivalent in the midfield was Le Talek and Simanski, with Gevtic moving in front of them. On the right “wing” of the attack was Garcia, on the left Chuber, while at the top of the attack Araujo.

On the other hand, o Gianluca Festa reused it 5-4-1, with Dentakis, Rognne, Lisgara, Jakimovski and Vitli being the top five of the defense, from right to left. At both ends of the midfield were Pamlidis and Tsiloulis, with him Chipsach to carry out the debut for Apollo being placed in the midfield next to Fation. Signnevic is the only forward.

AEK did not count on Vranies, Mandalo, Stankovic, Laci and Galanopoulos, as well as the punished Tzavella and Simoes. Except for the Albs, Dominguez and Castro for the “Light Brigade”.

The match:

The targeting of each team from the first minutes of the game is clear. AEK took over initiative of the movementsbut finding them dark against dual defense zone of Apollo. The guests were defending in depth, with their lines close and having turned it off Gevitchwith the result that – given the relative weakness of Le Talek and Simanski – the hosts develop mainly from the extremities.

The shots that the Garcia (6 ‘) and Chuber (8 ‘) went out, with the “Union” trying in some cases to play combination football, but without threatening. On the other hand, the “Light Brigade” was looking for opportunities mainly in againstwith its opponents however having good returns. Of course, her best moment was in a game set at 20 ‘When the Ντεντάκης took the cross from the right, finding him Chipsach in the “heart” of the area, with the head of the latter leaving over the horizontal beam.

In the following minutes the pace dropped even more. To get to 41 ‘When the Araujo lost a huge opportunity for the “yellow-blacks”: Counterattack of three against two for the “Union”, with Gevitch to break into the lonely Argentine for and him Verhulst to put a great “stop” on him. Araούjo got the “rebound”, however Φατιόν chased the second shot of the leader of AEK in today’s match.

In the 42 ‘ canceled correctly its end Mitoglou for an aggressive foul by the young stopper at the beginning of the phase, which was also the last for the first half.

Dynamic kick in the second half for the guests. His reaction is bad Mitoglou in the 47 ‘by Signiewicz to take his ball, but watching his shot counterattack. The same protagonist for Apollo and in 51 ‘by Tsintota to make a terrible repulse. In the evolution of the phase (52 ‘) AEK counterattacked, with Garcia to make the turn from the right and him Araujo to pinch the ball at close range, sending it into the net.

The “Union” tried to build on its momentum, in order to clean up the game. His entrance Abrabat in the 62 ‘ (to form the quartet of Garcia, Amrabat, Chuber and Araujo) to help her catalyze this with a four-minute outburst.

In the 67 ‘ the Moroccan ace made an excellent vertical transfer, with him Ντεντάκη not to react well, him Chuber to receive the ball inside the area, completing the phase with a place for 2-0. In the 71 ‘ The Michelin did I turned it from the right, with him Araujo to score with a place in motion.

Despite the many changes, the only thing that changed until the last whistle was the numerical balances, as the Mohammadi expelled with second yellow card in the 79 ‘. Something that Apollo did not take advantage of, with the score remaining as it was until the last whistle.

MVP: Sergio Araujo. He lost a huge opportunity in the first part, but then he took it … on his shoulder. “Hot” in the last matches the Argentine forward, who reached ten goals this year.

The whistle: Mr. Evangelou did not face difficult phases. Mitoglou’s goal in the first half is rightly canceled, as it was preceded by a foul by the young stopper, while the second yellow card to Mohammadi is one of those given.

The compositions of the two groups:

AEK (Argyris Giannikis): Tsintotas – Michelen, Svarnas, Mitoglou, Mohammadi – Le Talek (81 ‘Hadjisafi), Simanski – Garcia (73’ Sakhof), Gevtic (62 ‘Amrabat), Chuber (72’ Tankovic) – Araruj (Araujo).

On the bench for the hosts were left: Hadjiemmanuel, Rota, Kornezos, Moustakopoulos.

Apollo (Gianluca Festa): Verhulst – Dentakis, Rognne, Lisgaras, Jakimovski, Vitlis (72 ‘Papageorgiou) – Pamlidis (58’ Gianniotas), Fation, Tsibsach (58 ‘Slivka), Tsiloulis (72’ Martines) – Signnevic (58).

On the bench for the guests were left: Kotsaris, Toutouarima, Baxevanidis, Riley.

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Referee: Angelos Evangelou

First Assistant: Theofilos Moussiadis

Second Assistant: Konstantinos Staikos

4th Referee: George Tzovaras

VAR: Spyridon Zampalas

Watch the live of the match here.