AEK-PAS Ioannina: A test with the in-form Epirus so that “Union” remains at the top

The match between AEK and PAS Ioannina includes on Wednesday (28/2) 25th matchday -and penultimate for the regular season- of the Stoiximan Super League.

All the games will be played on the same day, with the center at OPAP Arena to be scheduled for 19:00.

Where – in the presence of their friends – AEK will seek to extend their winning streak in order to remain in the peak. Last Saturday (24/2) the “yellow and black” left with the “three points” (1-3) from the headquarters of the dangerous Lamias, making a very good appearance and with their three goals not being the product of a lot of work. Thus, after Panathinaikos’ new stunner and the, albeit difficult, victories of PAOK and Olympiakos, they are with 55 points, +1 from Thessaloniki, +3 from the “greens” and +5 from Piraeus. Their goal, in view of the Sunday match with Aris in “Kl. Vikelidis”, to make 2/2 and enter the Playoffs being in first place (where of course they want to stay until the final of the championship).

On the other hand, PAS Ioannina drew last Sunday (25/2). 2-2 welcoming him OFI. A result possibly considered a defeat, given that Michalis Grigoriou’s team had a two-goal lead in the 20th minute, but lost it in the final stretch of the second half. Nevertheless, he completed a trio of matches without defeat, counting two draws and one win (an important “double” in Volos). Results, in combination with those of its competitors, which have brought the well-formed Epirotians to triple tie with Volos and Kifissia, being all in 17 points and to -2 from the 11th Panaitolikos.

It should be noted that before the start of the match, the “yellow and black” PAE will honor Andreas Stamatiadis, a man who has connected his life and career with AEK both as a football player and its captain, with the Medal of Honor of the club “Golden Double-headed Eagle” , as well as the coach who led her to the 1979 title.

The match will be televised from Cosmote Sport 2 HDradioed by News Bulletin 247while there will be live updates from sport-fm.gr.

In the competitive part now, the “Union”, as it is used to recently, did not announce an assignment. Given, however, he will have several absences in one more game, as the suspended player will definitely be out Callensas well as the injured Mukudi, Gacinovic, Zini and Rota. On the plus side for Matias Almeida, Livai is back in training and it remains to be seen if he will be given a starting shirt. Besides, the “two-headed” will have a midweek match after several weeks, a factor that may change the plans of the Argentine technician.

As far as the Epirotians are concerned, Michalis Grigoriou measures their returns Pamlidis and Nagihowever, it does not count among the punished Eramuspe, Carachalio, Rosero and Rienstra. alsoGaro and Mina were also left out for tactical reasons.

Possible compositions:

AEK (Matias Almeida): Stankovic – Radonia, Vida, Hadjisafi, Pelios – Amrabad, Simanski, Pineda, Eliasson – Ponce, Araujo.

PAS Ioannina (Mihalis Grigoriou): Soulis – Soria, Pantelakis, Bakadimas, Tsoushis – Osei-Toutou, Gino, Liassos, Demir – Conte, Pamlidis.

Referee: Dimitrios Maloutas

First Assistant: Iordanis Aptosoglou

Second Assistant: Dimitrios Vergetis

4th referee: Aristides Vatsios

VAR: Christos Vergetis

In the first round game, AEK prevailed 1-0 in Zosimades thanks to his goal Cumber at 7′.