Olympiakos Youth fought like lions but lost the Intercontinental U20 with a goal in the 90’+2′

They fought bravely, but lost it Intercontinental U20 from the Flamenco the Olympiakos kids.

The “red and whites” produced a very good performance at the legendary “Maracana” against the Copa Libertadores U20 holder, they took the lead with a goal from Liatsikoura in the 54th minute, but saw the Brazilians equalize in the 73rd minute and finally pull off the upset (2-1) at 90’+2′, winning the coveted trophy.

Big round of applause for the terrible “babies” of Olympiakos, they stared down their very quality opponents, even being superior for most of the match, with big missed opportunities in the first half and a goal to retake the lead in the 88th minute, but not they had luck on their side and finally experienced defeat with the goal in the final.

In the minds of the coaches:



With his classic 3-4-3, Olympiakos was lined up by Sotiris Sylaidopoulos, who did not have the injured Tanoulis, Darviras, but also Sina, Koutsogula and K. Kostoula, who were in the team last year, but were loaned out, available. Botis started under the posts, Damas, Koutsidis and Prekate formed the trio of stoppers, Alafakis, Liatsikouras started on the wings, with Bakulas, Mouzakitis on the axis and Papakanellos, Pneumonidis behind the more advanced Kostoulas.

On the other hand, Felipe Luis lined up Flamengo with 4-3-3, Diogo Alves goalkeeper, Salles, Iago, Joao Victor and Ze Weliton as a defensive four, Joao Alves, Lucas and Guilherme Gomes as a midfield trio, while Ogudana and Mateus Gonsalves was a winger next to forward Wallace Yann.

The match:



The big game started with Flamengo having the initiative but Olympiacos creating the first big chance to take the lead in the 6th minute when Pneumonidis turned for Papakanello but he couldn’t beat Alves from very advantageous position.

The Brazilians then had a good quarter for them, threatening Botti’s goal in the 16′ and with the goalkeeper of the “red and whites” having a hard time repelling Guilherme Gomes’s shot, while later in the phase Gonsalves shot high out. In the 18th minute, Wallace Yann threatened with a header, with Botis blocking the ball, while in the 20th minute, Olympiacos responded with a great double chance of their own.

Papakanellos pressed high and stole, shot from the edge of the box, forcing Alves into a difficult intervention, while then Pneumonidis took the… rebound, but could not send the ball into the net. In the 22nd minute and after a big mistake from the Flamengo defense, Pneumonidis was unable to score after a challenge on the opposing goalkeeper, while in the 24th minute Papakanellos made the turn from the right, with the Flamengo goalkeeper blocking the shot. impressive heel of Kostoulas. In the 25th minute, Wallace Yann caught a powerful long-range shot, forcing Botti into a very difficult tackle, and the pace then dropped, with neither team creating another chance to open the scoring for the remainder of the first half.

Loyal to his plan and after the return from the “Marakana” locker room, Olympiacos, with his players pressing high, trying to take advantage of every mistake of their opponents. Finally, the “red and white” managed to take the lead by taking advantage of the first phase they created in the second half! In the 54th minute and after a perfect cross from the left by Alafakis, the Flamengo defense was unable to clear it, Kostoulas made a first shot on a defender’s body and the ball ended up in Liatsikouras, who from close range had no difficulty in sending the ball to net for 1-0!

The minutes went by with Olympiakos defending perfectly and with Flamengo not finding a way to threaten the “red and white” goal, while in the 64th minute and after a beautiful movement of the ball and a period of time, Papakanellos shot over a defender, from advantageous position. Finally, the Brazilians found the equalizer in the 74th minute when, after working together in the Olympiakos penalty area, Botis won a one-on-one with Wallace Yann, but then the ball was laid to Caio Garcia, who who “wrote” the 1-1 from close range.

In the 88th minute, Olympiacos “touched” the second goal, with Prekate sending the ball to the junction of the goal posts with a header, after a foul with a cross from Mouzakitis, while the cooldown came in the 90th minute +2′, when the Brazilians they worked together in the wide area of ​​Botis and Teresa made the final 2-1 from close range.

Olympiacos (Silaidopoulos): Botis, Dama, Prekates, Koutsidis, Alafakis, Liatsikouras, Bakulas, Mouzakitis, Pneumonidis, Papakanellos and Kostoulas.

Flamengo (Filipe Luis): Alves, Sales (86′ Da Mata), Iago, Victor, Wellington (61′ Carlos), Joao Alves (61′ Caio Garcia), Lucas, Gomes (65′ Teresa), Gonsalves, Wallace and Ogudana (86′ Adriel).