Aris, boss of the city, knocked PAOK from the top!

Fearful Marspainted the Thessaloniki derby “yellow”!

Akis Manziou’s team won 2-1 PAOK for matchday 17 of the Stoiximan Super League, in a game that took advantage of a terrible start in the second half to come away with a big win that will boost their morale ahead of the game.

The hosts found the two goals with them Suleimanov and Saveiro, with the latter being the main protagonist as he also had an assist, being a permanent source of danger for the “black and white” defense. The number of guests decreased with him Dad (second straight match for the Ghanaian to score), however, they couldn’t find the equalizer in the end despite the pressure they put on Cuesta’s frames.

Thus, Aris remained in 5th place, but rose to 27 points and dropped to -5 from Olympiakos who has less matches, while the “double-headed of the North” fell from the top and with 38 points is at -2 from Panathinaikos.

In the minds of the coaches:

With three changes, in relation to the game against Asteras Tripoli, he lined up Aris o Akis Manzios. The formation with 4-3-3 remained, with Cuesta under the posts, while the four of the defense had no differences, with Odubazzo on the right end and Montoya on the left, while Brambetz and Fabiano were duo stoppers.

In the role of central midfielder Jean Jules, having as inside midfielders on the left Jurasek and on the right Darinda. In terms of attack, Quique Saveiro filled the position on the left wing, Suleimanov remained on the right wing, and at the top of the attack, the league’s top scorer, Laurent Moron, took the starting jersey in one more game.

Loyal to the 4-2-3-1 for PAOK o Razvan Lucescu. At home, Kotarski doesn’t… move, while Koulierakis and Kenziora were the two stoppers, with Vieirinia on the right end of the defense and Baba on the left. The duo of the midfield was composed by Meite and Ozdoev, while further forward Despodov took the starting jersey on the right “wing”, Tyson on the left and Thomas Murg in the role of staff midfielder. Brandon Thomas is the only promoted to the top of the attack.

The match:

They had the… honorific powerful duelsthe markings and the many fouls at the start of the derby, with the two teams to lose weight to find the conditions to create threatening situations in the homes of Cuesta and Kotarski. PAOK based the attacks from the left with Baba and Tyson and he had possession, but he couldn’t find the empty lanes, as Brambetz and Fabiano were cutting…everything.

In the 9th minute, Vieirania went past Saveiro, putting his body forward nicely, he crossed, but Thomas’ header was deflected away by Brumbetz. At the end of the phase, Aris came out against, o Darida he tried the shot, but the ball ended up wide. After the first 25 minutes, the tempo dropped even more, with Koulierakis heading in from a corner in the 26th minute, however, he did not threaten Questas, who saw the ball go over the crossbar.



The next moment came in the 37th minute when Zul cut into the middle, went a few meters with the ball trying to shoot, but Kenziora intervened, the ball going out for a corner. Later in the phase, Fabiano caught the weak header, which went into the arms of Kotarski, while in the 41st minute, Moron found himself in a 1vs1 situation with Kenziora, the latter slipped, with the forward of Aris making the shot, but Vierinia he threw himself effectively and blocked, clearing the ball. The players of the two teams went to the locker room with the score at 0-0, a half-time that will… quickly forgottensince the moments were few in the homes of Cuesta and Kotarski.

Better start in the second half, Akis Manzios could not think, with Aris opening the score with the completion of the first 30 seconds! From the left Saveiro took the cross, Vieirania could not clear and Suleimanov, who caught up with Baba, sent the ball into the net with projection for 1-0. In 54′ Saveiro made the shot, with Kotarski blocking, while the “yellows” had the upper handthey showed a greater “want”, which was reflected by the intensity they brought out in the markings, their energy in the offensive efforts, but also in the concentration they had in their final decisions.



The 59′ phase is indicative, where the “yellows” scored a second goal with the amazing Saveiro! Excellent development of play, Moron saw the midfielder from Ecuador on the left, who beat Kotarski with a great place, making it 2-0. Akis Manziou’s team had the upper hand and in 64′ Saveiro entered the area and passed to Darida, who missed the shot he attempted.



The “Bicep of the North” was subsequently improved with the changes giving it freshness and energy, while the Konstantelias who spent the match was very mobile, showing that he was missing in the first part, but also in the good time of Mars. In fact, in the 74th minute, the young Greek midfielder found some space and with the ball in the air he tried a strong shot, which went past the right vertical post of Questas.

In fact, one minute later (75′) PAOK reduced the score with Dad! Constantelias saw a nice vertical shot by Schwab, who preferred not to shoot but to turn to a spot where the Ghanaian was, who with a nice spot made it 2-1.



In the final period of the game, Lucescu’s team increased their pressure to equalize and in the first minute of stoppage time they missed a great opportunity with his header from contact Swab. Aris “gnawed” time and the final whistle found him the winner in a derby that gives him important psychology in view of the continuation in the league, but also for the double matches with AEK in the Greek Cup Betsson.

Aris (Akis Manzios): Cuesta, Odubazzo, Fabiano, Brambetz, Montoya, Jules (90+5 Roz), Dzurasek (81′ Ducouret), Darida, Suleimanov, Saverio (81′ Panagidis), Moron (90+5 Ferrari).

PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski, Vieirinia (66′ Sastre), Keziora, Koulierakis, Baba, Meite (66′ Schwab), Ondjoeff, Despotov (66′ Zivkovic), Murg (55′ Constantelias), Tyson, Thomas.

MVP: It could be none other than Saveiro, who provided the assist for Suleimanov’s goal, while superbly scoring Aris’ second goal in his best performance for Akis Manzio’s side.

The whistle: Good refereeing by him Sandy Putroswhich could, however, give more cards in the first half to both teams for their strong marking.

Referee: Putros (Denmark)

Assistants: Hummelgaard, Skite (Denmark)

Fourth: Gamaris (Athens)

VAR: Hansen (Denmark), Buxbaum (Eastern Attica)

This is how you watched the progress of the Thessaloniki derby live