Standing in Heraklion with… from the machine Kaloskamis in the 90+2′, Atromitos!

The match-rodeo at “Jedi Koule” is tied! OFI and Fearless they stayed at 1-1, after a match with several phases, exchanges of emotions and great tension, especially in the last part of it.

The home side took an early lead thanks to his inspiration Borja Gonzalez (and a bad reaction by Koselev), making it 1-0 at 9′. THE Fearless in general he was superior but chatty, but he was finally vindicated in the 90+2′ thanks to a goal by Dimitris Kaloskamiswho had been substituted less than 10 minutes before scoring.

Somehow, the final was written 1-1, with OFI getting his first point but losing in the final the opportunity for a valuable victory. On the other hand, the Peristeriotes saw the scenario of the first match repeated (opponent’s lead and equalization), reaching the two points, which are rather few based on the positive competitive face shown by the whole Pablo Garcia.

It is worth noting that three red cards were given in the last minutes of stoppage time. The first to be expelled was Mansoor for stopping a promising attack with a second yellow card, while the same luck was had by Kini, Isekaafter a small altercation in the last phase of the match.

Next match for him OFI away from home with Bulletwhile o Fearless will contend with him PAOK in Peristeri.

In the minds of the coaches:

With 4-2-3-1 lined up his team o Traianos Dellas. THE Christogeorgos defended the goal, while on the right played o Borjaleft o Hadjitheodoridis and in the center of the defense the Lampropoulos, Bressan. The midfielders played Karahalios, Gayegoswhile in the attack on the left, O Riera and right o Apostolakiswith him Bakits behind the promoted Carlitos.

With 4-2-3-1 set up his team and Pablo Garcia. THE Koselev defended the goal, played on the right Kinileft o Athanasiou and in the center of the defense the Mansour, Borson. In the midfield, the duo was made up of Ouedraogo, Ender Gonzalez. He played on the left Wardright o Baku and the Michorl behind him Van Weert.

The match

THE Fearless came into the match ready to press high, and had the first good moment in the 3rd minute when a dangerous cross from Kinney reached the Ward but the projection of the latter was opposed to a defensive one. Peristeriotes threatened even more intensely in the 8th minute, when o Athanasiou made the parallel turn and Mihorl executed under excellent conditions, with the ball going just wide of his goal Christogeorgos.

Despite this pressure from the guests, OFI was the one who opened the scoring. In the 9th minute, Borja Gonzalez won possession on the right side of the area, eluded Ward and impressively executed Koselev (who carries a lot of responsibility) for the Cretans’ first goal of the season against the run of play.

THE Fearless tried to recover from this goal and threatened again in the 19th minute with a free kick by Mihorl and a header by Mansour that went high. In the 31st minute, Athanasiou he made a good cross and Van Weert got a header, but the ball went wide.

The visitors increased their pressure again and missed a huge chance with him Wardwho executed undisturbed by the height of the penalty in the 33rd minute, with Carachalio to intervene decisively in the phase and to drive in a corner.

THE OFI a little later he produced his best attack of the match in the 36th minute, with Apostolakis to open to Hatzitheodoridis and he to find Isekas in the area. However, the Cretan striker executed with poor balance and sent the ball high.

In the second half, OFI was the one who threatened first, after a very nice and very fast unfolding, with Apostolakis making a nice sharp dribble and staying in front of Koselev. However, his shot was weak and Molavos easily kicked out.

The Cretans came in stronger and continued the pressure, with Apostolakis to be a permanent source of danger for the defense of Atromitos, constantly winning the applause of the stands. The Peristerians tried to be dangerous, with a foul by Jubitana from a good spot in the 62nd minute going high and Hatzitheodoridis to catch Vrakas before executing a minute later.

From then on, the tempo of the match dropped for quite some time, with the OFI to play conservatively keeping the result in his favor and him Fearless to have meaningless superiority. The changes didn’t help, with both teams temporarily losing their cohesion and going more than 20 minutes without a meaningful phase.

One such came in the 84th minute for the visitors, with Jubitana left alone with Christogeorgos but the Greek goalkeeper having an answer. In the counterattack, Jimenez he was left alone in the area but failed to seal the match for OFI with a header, while a shot by Athanasiou on the other hand, he did not threaten the hosts’ goal.

Finally, in the 92nd Athanasiou quickly executed a lateral, o Ward became the owner of the ball and after his own spin the ball reached the Welcomewho scored in front of an empty net, having come on as a substitute less than 10 minutes later, for the 1-1 final.

In the last part of the delays, it became a real… mess, with him Mansoor to be sent off with a second yellow card for stopping his promising attack OFIand Kini, Iseka also leaving the match after a small altercation in the last phase of the match.

MVP: Many players from both teams played well, but the one who stood out was the youngster Yannis Apostolakis. The 19-year-old OFI winger had many impressive moments in the match, won several standing ovations for his efforts, and was generally a constant threat to the Atromitos defense until he was substituted in the 83rd minute.

The whistle: Calm 90 minutes but… a rodeo in stoppage time had to be managed by Konstantinos Katikos. The Greek referee did quite well during the normal duration of the match, but he lost a little control in the extra minutes, as a result of which he handed out three red cards to Mansour, Kini, Iseka and two to the bench of OFI. His performance was generally good, it did not affect the outcome of the match in any way.

Team compositions:

OFI (Dellas, 4-2-3-1): Christogeorgos, Chatzitheodoridis, Lambropoulos, Bresan (70′ Christopoulos), Borja – Gayegos, Karahalios (83′ Marinakis) – Apostolakis (83′ Koutentakis), Riera (62′ Jimenez), Bakits (70′ Nas) – Iseka.

Bowman, Abada, Jung, Sengelia remained on the bench.

Fearless (Garcia, 4-2-3-1): Koselev, Kini, Brosson, Mansour, Athanasiou – Ouedraogo, Gonzalez (83′ Kaloskamis) – Warda, Baku (57′ Carlitos), Mihorl (57′ Vrakas) – Van Weert (57′ Yubitana).

The following remained on the bench: Houtesiotis, Stavropoulos, Moutes, Tsakmakis, Karamanis.

Referee: Konstantinos Resident

First Assistant: Christos Koronas

Second Assistant: Petros of Patras

4th referee: Photios Polychronis

VAR: Vasilios Fotias