Ioannidis: “It’s impossible not to be in Europe – I’ve had the movement of the goal since I was little”

Lance beat Panathinaikos 2-1 at “Felix Bollar”, in the first match between the two teams in the playoffs Conference League and the qualification to League Phase will be judged at OAKA.

After the match, Fotis Ioannidiswho scored the goal for the “greens” in a terrible way, spoke about the mistakes his team paid for, while expressing his optimism for the rematch.

At the same time, he stood on the beautiful goal he achieved, pointing out that it is a move he had since he was a child.

In detail what he said:

For what was missing: “The first goal shows the quality of Lance, they took advantage of every space we left. The second goal shows our carelessness when the opposing team receives a red, we had it last year with Rennes. We are not taking advantage. In the second half we didn’t let them threaten, we scored and if we had been patient and had a better circulation without rushing, we might have managed to equalize”.

For Lance: “They are a team that presses a lot, today we didn’t really see it because they got an early red card. We have to be focused, the level is high and teams take advantage of every mistake, it’s something that costs us and costs us again in Europe and I’m sure we’ll work on it.”

For the rematch: “It is a very important game, I have said before that it is impossible not to be in Europe. We will give everything together with the people to make the change”.

For the goal: “I’ve had the vertical drive since I was little, as soon as I find some space I take advantage of it. I saw the movement of the defender and went the other way, I wanted to nip the ball but I didn’t have time, but fortunately a goal was scored. He owes it to me because last year I made 2-3 similar attempts but they didn’t go in, luckily now he did.”