Yes, he was Olympiacos! With an excellent performance in the second half and their catalysts Horta, Carmo the “red and white” prevailed 1-0 Ferentsvaros and travel in a week to Hungary to lock in qualification for the ’16’ of the Europa Conference League.
THE El Kaabi after an excellent team effort and Rodiney’s cross the only goal in the 83rd minute of the match, with Horta coming in and making the difference, while Karmos was unapproachable and led the defense of Olympiakos who kept a clean sheet!
Another debut with a win for him Mendiliber, who fielded a compact team that in the second half played in the Hungarians’ half of the field, patiently searched for the goal and finally found it. Next match against PAOK in Toumba on Sunday and then the rematch at the home of Ferentsvaros.
Super match from Carvalho, Ortegasignificantly helped by Pontense, Fortounis but also Jovetic.
In the coach’s mind
With 4-3-3 took down Olympiakos o Mendiliber. In the goal Paschalakis and Rodinei, Doi, Karmo, Ortega in defense. Ese, Alexandropoulos and Carvalios in the axis, with Fortunis, Masoura on the flanks and El Kaabi at the top of the attack.
With 4-2-3-1 listed Ferentsvaros o Dejan Stankovic. At home, Dibus and Wingo, Cisse, Mahe, Ramirez in the defensive four. Maiga, Makretskis in midfield, with Markinios, Abu Fani, Zakariasen in the central attacking triplet. Varga was the only forward.
The match
Freeze “C. Karaiskakis” with the match’s cross after at 1:15 p.m Ferentsvaros found the back of the net with Varga’s header, but the crowd… heated up seconds later when VAR informed the referee that the Hungarian forward was exposed and 0-0 remained. In the “caps” o El Kaabi he went behind the opponent’s defense, but made a bad first pass and Cisse caught him, while his shot Fortune in the 8th he found in the bodies.
The first good phase came in the 24th minute and belonged to the guests with Ramiresbut Paschalakis took the shot, with Olympiakos having a huge chance to take the lead in the 32nd minute, but Dibouze with a terrible operation he took out the head of the advanced one Karmo! Six minutes later, Fortounis’ free kick went wide of the goal, while in the 43rd minute, none of El Kaabi, Alexandropoulos and Carvalio made a final shot from an advantageous position in the area.
THE Olympic entered strongly in the second half as well, looking for the goal, but from 50′-60′ the Hungarians stepped up and had a very good phase with Paschalakis keeping a clean sheet from Abu Fani’s shot. The entrance mainly of Orta but also those of Pontense, Jovetic they made Olympiakos more aggressive, who pressed and searched patiently for the lead. The Hungarians for their part were playing tight and looked set to keep a clean sheet, going into the second leg with a draw and it cost them.
Piraeus loaded the ends, played from there and doubled the opposing backs, the shaft was also filled with the conversion of Fortune there and Olympiacos was pressing hard, putting the world in the equation. Finally, in the 83rd minute and after an excellent team effort, the ball reached the Rodneywho also scored El Kaabi entered the net with the… goal for 1-0 amid “madness” at “Georgios Karaiskakis”.
The remaining minutes passed… off, since his team Mendiliber comfortably kept the Hungarians away from his hearth Paschalaki. In fact, they looked for a second goal, but it didn’t come, and the referee’s final whistle gives them a qualification lead for the return match, but also extra psychology for the sequel.
MVP: El Kaabi should have taken it for his goal, but Horta’s introduction proved to be the catalyst and the Portuguese was instrumental in allowing Olympiacos to create, hold the ball and put a lot of pressure on the Hungarians to eventually win.
The whistle: The referee managed the game perfectly, allowing it to be played several times, while also using his cards only when necessary.
Olympiacos (Medilibar): Paschalakis, Rodiney, Doi, Carmo, Ortega, Carvalho (78′ Jovetic), Alexandropoulos (62′ Orta), Ese, Fortounis (90+2′ Ibora), Mazouras (63′ Podense), El Kaabi (90+2′ El Arabic)
Ferencvaros (Stankovic): Dibouze, Wingo, Cisse, Mahe, Ramirez, Makrekis, Maiga, Zakarlassen, Fani (81′ Besic), Marquinhos (75′ Romdan), Varga (75′ Pesic)
Source: Sport Fm
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