Olympiacos from the olden days, he wrote a rhapsody with four in Toumba!

Red and white dominance and… rhapsody in Tumba! Olympiacos had a terrible first half and played PAOK brilliantly in the second, winning with an emphatic 4-1 and forcing the “two-headed team of the north” to their first home defeat in the league this year.

Tactics seminar again by Jose Luis Mendilibarwho for the second consecutive game impeccably brings down his team and manages the match perfectly to get an improbable victory and to go with the psychology to the heights on Thursday in the rematch with Ferentsvaros.

First treble in a derby (after two with Aris) against a top-four team for the mutants Piraeusby PAOK to have three consecutive derbies (two in the league and one in the Cup) in his stadium in which he counts one draw and two defeats! At the same time, they also got a draw, since they are now superior since in the match of the first round the “black and white” had won 4-2 in “G. Karaiskakis”.

At -5 from the top and AEK -now- the “red and whites”, at -1 from the “yellow and black” Razvan Lucescu’s team!

In the coach’s mind

Razvan Lucescu lined up PAOK with a 4-2-3-1 formation. Kotarski in goal, with Sastre, Kenziora, Koulierakis and Baba in the defensive four. Meite with Ozdoev the two midfielders, with Constantelia, Murg and Despodov behind the only promoted, Ali Samata.

With 4-3-3, Jose Luis Mendiliber brought down Olympiakos to the other side. Paschalakis was under the posts, Rodinei, Ortega at the backs and Biancone, Carmo at the stoppers. Ese, Ciquinho, Horta the triple in the axis, Fortunis, Pontense are on the wings of the attack and Navarro at the top.

The match

THE Olympic entered the game with the clear intention of blocking his vertical play PAOK and did not allow the Meite, Ozdoev both to pass balls from one line to another, and to turn to face. The pressure exerted by his team high up the pitch Mendiliber (s. sometimes with 6 or 7 players) resulted in him winning the battle of the axis, taking successive possessions and looking more threatening. Constant transfers of the ball from one side to the other, brought the home team off balance and thus came the first final, with Navarro to make a “lukewarm” finish in his lap Kotarsky at 17′ after his sweet sting Orta.

In the… caps and after a new sidecut, o Orta he broke this time to Ortega who made the turn, but his shot Fortune through the area he passed high out. PAOK’s creation was cut short, with Lucescu’s team trying to absorb the pressure with balls towards Samata and “Delia”. Despite this, the goal was not spared, with Olympiakos’ superiority turning into a goal. It was the 29th minute when Fortune and Pontense they quickly played the foul, the second perpendicular to Chikinio that caught PAOK’s defense asleep, with the Portuguese midfielder making the shot that was unsteadily cleared by Kotarski and Navarro taking the rebound froze Toumba (0-1).

This goal made the “two-headed man of the north” start to take steps on the field, having his first chance in the 35th minute when Tailor he made a great individual effort but his finish was not up to par. Two minutes later, Olympiacos had a new phase, but the Chikinio he shot high from the edge of the area and the hosts finally leveled at an unsuspecting moment. THE Konstantelias stole from him Rodneywith a suspected foul, and packed into the back of the red and white defensive line, Ortega shielded the ball from Murg but inadvertently laid on the oncoming Despodovwho scored on the move to make it 1-1 at half-time, which ended with Murg’s spot-kick going just wide.

The second half began with protests from both sides for penalty cases, with Olympic to shout at the fall of Rodney and o PAOK in equivalent of Murg. Despite this, the referee and VARists were not moved and the match continued. What they failed to do at the end of the half, to go to the locker room with a lead, they did in the 54th minute. Because the Pontense with a solo from the sideline and an unimaginable shot, which found just enough for Ozdoev to get the right height, he iced Toumba again for 2-1.

PAOK tried to go up, they threatened in the 60′ with Despodov shooting at the… birds from an advantageous position inside the area and then the Lucescu drop them Zivkovic, Thomas in the match to stimulate his team offensively. The moves from the Romanian continued, dropping them as well Otto, Schwab then, with Mendiliber to answer to 76′ with Masoura and El Kaabi and in 79′ with Ibora, shielding his shaft. And Vaskos was completely justified, turning a big double into… a party.

First, in the 83rd minute and after a counterattack for a seminar, o Masouras avoid Schwab, open to Pontensewho found him El Kaabi and he with a terrible one-piece shot executed Kotarski for 3-1. Two minutes later, Paschalakis impressively took out Tomas’ finish, denying PAOK the immediate reduction of the score and in the 90th minute the “red and whites”… overflowed. New counter “carbon”, o Masouras found him again Pontense on Otto’s back, this time the Portuguese didn’t break but finished the stage alone, with Kotarski pulling it off. Nevertheless, Mr El Kaabi he was there to take the rebound and seal the emphatic 4-1 that was the final score.

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MVP: Daniel Pontense from the… old days! The Portuguese put on his “superman” bert again, making a terrible game. He scores with an incredible shot, sets up the third goal and participates in the first and fourth goals. Amazing performance from Podense, who was in a great mood and troubled PAOK’s defense beyond imagination.

The whistle: The German did not referee well (although he did not shape the result), Christian Dingert, who is checked for PAOK’s equalizing goal since there appears to be a double foul (foul by Rodney, hand by Murg), but the VAR didn’t inform him either. At the same time, he dealt too many cards and contributed to nerves throughout the match.

PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski, Sastre (72′ Yoni), Kenziora, Koulierakis, Baba, Meite (72′ Schwab), Ozdoev, Despodov, Murg (60′ Zivkovic), Constantelias (87′ Tzimas), Samata (60′ Thomas).

Olympiakos (Jose Luis Mediliber): Paschalakis, Ortega, Carmo, Biancon (87′ Retsos), Rodinei, Ese, Horta, Tsikinho, Fortounis (76′ Masouras), Pontense, Navarro (76′ El Caabi)