Standing in Ioannina with an epic comeback, OFI!

Too tough for OFI to “die”! Traianos Della’s team, despite showing a bad face in the first half and found themselves losing to PAS 2-0 at twenty minutesreacted to the second and with his goals Bakitsequalized 2-2 leaving with a valuable draw against Zosimades in the match that opened its schedule 24th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League.

THE Rosero and Count the goals of the hosts, who in the second half gave space to the Cretans and paid for it by losing two points that might prove fatal in the “battle” of the eve. The movements of Traianos Dellas from the bench are pivotal, with OFI remaining undefeated in the two games of the Greek technician on his bench.

Difficult assignment for PAS in the next matchday as they travel to Athens to face AEK, OFI will be tested in Volos.

In the minds of the coaches:

With a fairly aggressive 4-3-3 formation, PAS was lined up by Michalis Grigoriou. Soulis the goalkeeper, with Soria, Bakadimas, Pantelakis and Kiakos in defense. Liassos, with Gino and Rienstra in the midfield, while in the attacking trio were Tutu, Rosero and Conte.

Traianos Dellas again preferred four in defense. Bowman sat on the goalposts and Marinakis, Vouros, Lambropoulos, Thorarinson in the back. Gagegos, Bakic, the two midfielders, Baku, Toral and Riera, behind the only promoted Iseka.

The match:

The pace of the match was very good from the beginning in Zosimades, with OFI visiting PAS for the first time in the 2nd minute. After an excellent transition from the defense, Toral took the ball and found Iseka vertically in the area, who shot, but Kiakos made a saving projection, preventing the fateful goal for his team.

The hosts took measures on the pitch, but in the 7th minute the Cretans missed the first big chance of the match. Toral, employed Soria and Rosero from the left and after avoiding the first one found Baku with an excellent vertical “razor” in the area, he came out in a tête-à-tête with Soulis, but his placement was very bad and he went out .

After two minutes, PAS, against the flow of the match, was lucky to take the lead. It was a wonderful action by Tutou from the left, with the Englishman passing two OFI footballers and feeding Rienstra vertically, the Spaniard turned parallel to the penalty spot, where Rossero opened the scoring with a spot kick! In fact, two minutes later, the Epirus team came close to a second goal as Tutou stepped into the area and shot, out.

Before 20 minutes were even completed in the match, PAS Ioannina laid the foundations for a very big victory. From the corner that was executed, the ball moved away from the defense of the visitors, it reached the outside right to Rossero who “marked” Conte’s head with a cross in the area, with the experienced striker making no mistake by making it 2-0.

Despite the score, the pace of the match was excellent with OFI not giving up on its luck, giving space to PAS, which was perfectly organized in its defense.

In the only chance for Della’s team in the first half, Thorarison, took the ball from the left, filled the area and Iseka without thinking about it also “backed” to the goal, forcing Soulis to make a great intervention in the 39th minute.

This was also the last phase in the first half with PAS Ioannina going to the locker room with a 2-0 lead.

Seeing that his team did not have a clear mind and ideas, Traianos Dellas made two changes at half-time, switching to the match Lucao and Felipe instead of Riera and Marinakis. However, the pace was very bad in the match with Katikos being forced to stop the game several times, due to marking.

However, out of nowhere, OFI entered the match again! It was the 69th minute, when after a deep ball, the ball reached outside the area of ​​PAS, Felipe made a control-assist, laid it to Bakic who with a straight shot sent the ball into the net of Soulis reducing to 2-1!

The visitors, with the appropriate moves of Traianos Dellas from the bench, but also taking advantage of PAS’s retreat, “hypnotized” the players of Grigoriou and in the 83′ came the phase that marked the match. From a charge in the area, Bakic went to bring the ball closer to home with Balan reaching out to take a penalty. The Montenegrin took over the execution by sending the ball into the net for 2-2 which was also the final score of the match.

MVP: Without anyone having to think about it, the man who judged the match was none other than Bakic! The Montenegrin was the man who scored the two goals of OFI and was the most active and dangerous in the opposing area.

The “whistle”: The presence of Constantinos Katikos in Ioannina is very good. The Greek referee had an easy first 45 minutes, drew correct cards in the second and correctly indicated the penalty with which OFI equalized the match, since Balan actually had his hand outstretched and this was seen with the “naked” eye.

The elevens of the match:

PAS Ioannina (Mihalis Grigoriou): Soulis, Kiakos, Pantelakis, Bakadimas, Kiakos, Gino, Liassos (87′ Leo), Rienstra (78′ Karachalios), Rosero (87′ Demir), Tutou (92′ Rosales), Conte (78′ Balan).

OFI (Traianos Dellas): Bauman, Marinakis (46’Lukao), Vouros, Lambropoulos, Torarinson, Bakics, Gayegos (63’Meyado), Baku, Riera (46’Felipe), Toral (69’Neira), Iseka (63’Mosquera).

Referee: Konstantinos Resident

Assistants: Andreas Fotopoulos, Michael Nidriotis

4th Assistant: Efstathios Gortsilas

VAR: Papapetrou, AVAR: Spyropoulos

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