Olympiacos beat Kifissia with El Arabi’s savior in a match-rodeo!

He broke through the blockade of Kifissia and escaped from Kaisiariani o Olympic.

The Piraeus they prevailed 3-2 away for matchday 18 of the Stoiximan Super League, with Youssef El Arabi redeeming them and back to winning ways.

The “red and white” they found themselves with a 2-0 cushion in the 40th minute, thanks to Masoura’s “lightning” (11′) and his penalty Navarrowho scored his maiden goal with a penalty with the red and white ones. However, they only comfortably fell short of their goal, as Retsos was sent off in the 45th minute (two yellow cards in ten minutes) and in the 45th + 2nd minute the home team reduced the score to 1-2 with Milicevic.

At 52′ an Olympiakos goal was disallowed, after Rodiney’s header, in which the ball changed course to Masoura, having found his sticky hand. Kifisia equalized in the 64th minute with Ozegovic to score with a penalty after a Biancone handball.

Five minutes, Mr El Arabi sent the ball into the net with a header from Carvalho’s cross, with the VAR to disallow the Moroccan’s offside goal. The 37-year-old forward was ultimately the one who redeemed Olympiakos in the 85th minute, sending the ball into the net with a header from a cross by Gelson Martins.

The hosts finished the match with ten points, due to the sending off of Santos at 90’+3′.

In the coach’s mind:

With 4-3-3 Kifisia lined up. Christianson was in goal, Vafeas and Gobelic the stoppers with Masoura and Milicevic being the two extreme backs. Peios, Ipalibo and Iliev in the midfield, Bifuma and Santos moved to the “wings”, while Ozegovic was at the top of the attack.

With 4-2-3-1 Carvalial lined up Olympiakos. Tzolakis under the posts, Retsos and Biancon in the center of the defense, while Rodinei and Kini were the extreme backs. In the center Kamaras and Carvalios, while Masouras and Pontense were on the “wings”, with Fortunis behind Navarro.

The match

THE Olympic, in great need of victory, entered the match determined and put pressure on Kifissia. It didn’t take him long to find both opportunities, but also the goal. In just the first minute, Fortunis was fouled, Biancone moved quickly without the ball and threatened the on-hand Christianson with a header. Shortly after, the Piraeus they went into the match with very good conditions with Masouras having enough space from the right, while in the 5th minute Masouras made a ball at the back of the defense and the Icelander gathered in front of Christianson.

The Piraeus in the end they opened the scoring in the 11′ with a shot from outside the area. And what a shot! Masouras with “lightning” -with the left one in fact- he sent the ball into the net of Christianson who didn’t even have time to find the ball.

Kifisia’s first final came in the 15th minute, but Santos’ effort did not worry Tzolakis. THE her first threathowever, came in the 27th minute, with Peio putting the hosts in front, Santos in a shooting position and Biancon clearing the danger with a saving throw.

In the 31st minute, Olympiacos had a great chance to make it 2-0, with Fortounis crossing nicely, but Navarro’s header from an excellent position was weak and Christianson blocked.

Six minutes, Santos made a hand inside the area to Carvalho’s header and o Navarro in the 39th minute sent the ball into the net from the white bullet, sending the ball into the right corner of Christianson who stayed in the center.

Everything showed – although it is not usual this year – that Olympiacos was heading for a relatively comfortable victory. In the 45th minute, however, things changed. THE Retsos after another aerial duel he received a second yellow and the Piraeus team was left with ten players.

Shortly after, Kifissia came into the bay again, reducing to 1-2. After being stuffed by Santos, Kamara falls on Tzolakis, takes him out of phase and then Milicevic with a shot he sends the ball into the net.

In the 52nd minute, Olympiacos celebrated, but did not make it 3-1. In the foul of Fortounis, o Rodney he got the header and the ball against Masoura’s sticky hand, with VAR disallowing the goal.

In the 64th minute, Kifisia did it 2-2 on penalties of Ozegovic, who executed in the center, with Tzolakis falling to his left corner. Earlier the ball had found its way into Biancone’s hands.

Olympiacos sent the ball into the net in the 69th minute as well, with El Arabi heading in from Carvalho’s cross, but the goal was disallowed for offside.

Rodney was overthrown in the 80′Manouhos admitted as soon as he saw the phase with an onfield review that there was a violation, but it was found that it was offside the Brazilian.

THE redemption it came in the 85th minute with Martins making a nice cross from the right and El Arabi with a header made it 3-2 and made Olympiacos the boss of the match.

Kifisia’s last… chance was the phase at 90’+1′, when they almost did the damage to Piraeus, with Ozegovic making a ball-hole to Konstantopoulos, who sent the ball just wide. From then on the Piraeus were no longer threatened, while from 90’+3′ the numerical balance was restored due to the expulsion of Santos with a second yellow.

Watch the film of the match here

Kifissia (David Nielsen): Christianson – Masouras, Vafeas, Gobelic, Milicevic – Peios, Ipalibo (90’+6′ Nini), Iliev (65′ Klonaridis lt. 78′ Konstantopoulos) – Bifuma, Santos, Ozegovic

Left on the bench were: Anagnostopoulos, Spinos, Soloa, Parras, Sbokos, Anderegen

Olympiacos (Carlos Carvalhal): Tzolakis – Rodinei (83′ Z. Martins), Retsos, Biancon, Kini – Kamara (83′ Alexandropoulos), Carvalho – Masouras, Fortunis (89′ Ortega), Pontense (46′ Doi) – Navarro (65′ El Arabi)

Left on the bench were: Paschalakis, Ibora, Jovetic, Brinic

Referee: Evangelos Manouhos (Argolidas)

Assistants: Lazaros Dimitriadis (Macedonia), Polychronis Kostaras (Aitia)

4th Referee: Michael Matsoukas (Attorney General)

VAR: John Papadopoulos (Macedonia), AVAR: Konstantinos Psarris (Zante)