For big things his splashes Olympiakou! After Inter, Piraeus Youth also eliminated Lance in Karaiskakis, converting it 0-2 to 2-2 and finally winning on penalties (4-2) the qualification to “8” of the Youth League.
The “red and whites” had the mental reserves to annihilate the two-goal lead that the French had taken until the 52nd minute with the goals of X. Kostoulas (58th penalty) and Pneumonidis (62nd minute) and now they are waiting Bayern Munich or Feyenoord in the quarterfinals.
The match
The home side came out stronger, but the first notable moment belonged to the French, with his header Ganiou after a corner kick in the 7th minute ends up in Sina’s arms.
The guests gradually began to gain yards and finally soon reached the goal. At 19′, o Sisuba he took the free kick himself which he narrowly won outside the Olympiakos area and with an excellent shot nail the ball into the net.
A bad turn towards Sina in the 28th minute almost allowed the Fofana to threaten, with the ball eventually going away, with the “red and whites” reaching the first big chance in the 36th minute.
After a corner, o Koutsidis caught the header but saw Delplas repulse with overpowering effort, while o H. Kostoulas then sent the ball wide with an impressive turn – with that double phase being the last notable of the first half.
The second half started with a shot by Koutsogoulas that was cleared by Delplas (46′), with the visitors responding with an attempt by Sisuba that was impressively stopped by Sina (48′).
In the 52nd minute, after a wonderful individual effort by Belmont, o Fofana found himself in a shooting position inside the area and with a powerful shot made it 2-0making the mission of the Piraeus difficult.
However, things would soon change. After his foul H. Kostoula who was cleared for a corner by the French keeper in the 56th minute, the same player won a penalty from Sanyan and executed it well reducing to 2-1 in the 58th minute.
The counterattack of Sylaidopoulos’ players did not stop there, as in the 62nd minute, the Pneumonidis pressured Delplas effectively, who cleared the ball onto the opposition and saw it end up in the net for 2-2!
Lance woke up and threatened Fofanas, who saw Sina stop him in the 70th minute, while Pneumonidis’ attempt in the 79th minute after the heel of X. Kostoulas was misplaced.
In stoppage time, first Lance touched the 3-2 first with his shot Sisuba which was stopped by Cena and then with a misplaced header by Bermon, with him Come on to fail to head the ball into the net from contact at 90+4′.
Somehow, the match was led to penalty kick, where the hosts were absolute and made 4/4 with Bakula, H. Kostoula, Liatsikoura and Tanoulis. On the contrary, Dilvidi (out) and Bermon (crossbar) were off target, as a result of which Olympiacos got the victory, 4-2, and of course the qualification!
MVP: In another match, Charalambos Kostoulas showed why his name stands out in the Olympiakos academies. A real… devil on the pitch, the young striker caused many problems for the opposing defense, won and converted the penalty that marked the counter-attack into a goal, and also hit the… roulette with a risky execution, which finally vindicated him!
The lineups of the two teams
Olympiacos (S. Sylaidopoulos): Sina, K. Kostoulas, Koutsidis (67′ Tanoulis), Prekates, Koutsogoulas, Bakulas, Liatsikouras, Alafakis, Darviras (33′ Damas), Pneumonidis (80′ Lolis), X. Kostoulas
On the counter: Exarchos, Toufakis, Panagakos, Gatopoulos
Lance (G. Demon): Delplas, Ganio, Empala (76′ Aperi), Sanyan, Escouffler, Erben, Silas (72′ Banaga), Len, Bermont, Sisuba, Fofana (84′ Dilvidy)
On the counter: Bukmus, Devael, Dieu, Bois Dieu
Referee: Schmich
Assistants: Gabrovec, Meznar
4th: Balachutis
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