OFI-Aris: Super battle in Crete!

At “Th. Vardinogiannis” OFI and Aris face each other on Sunday afternoon (15/9, 20:30), in a very interesting duel as part of the 4th round of the Stoiximan Super League.

The match will be televised from Cosmote Sport 1 HDradioed by News Bulletin 247while there will be live updates from sport-fm.gr.

On the one hand, the Cretans (8th, 4th) they went to the break with a significant “double” (1-3) on it Voloswith which they also made a save in the “three points”. A solid performance from the team of Traianos Dellas, which was effective and in which their new acquisitions have begun to integrate for good – both with goals and assists. Besides, the defeat (3-0) by AEK in the premiere and the 1-1 with Atromitos in Crete had preceded, matches that were accompanied by a poor and very mediocre, respectively, appearance for the Cretans. Now, OFI wants to build on the result of the previous “turn”, taking advantage of its headquarters.

On the other hand, the Thessalonians (4th, 5th) they remain undefeated, however, before the break they suffered a… setback, both in terms of result and appearance. And that’s because they lost two points (1-1) welcoming him Asteras AKTOR behind closed doors “Kl. Vikelides”. In a game where they took the lead in the 63′ with Moron – who normally remains in the “yellows” – accepting the equalizer in the 81′. It was preceded by the “double” (0-1) against Panserraikos and the 1-1 with Atromitos in Peristeri in the premiere. Given the difficulty of the home match against Olympiakos the following matchday, they definitely want the “three points” in Crete. For an Aris who is still “hot” in terms of transfer, looking for the attacker who will accompany Moron in the roster.

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In the competitive part now, for the home team remains out o Neirawhile the Bressan and Apostolakis they overcame the problems they were facing and are available. They entered the mission directly Naumov (goalkeeper), Silva (stopper) and Salcedo (attacker), transfers made during the break, the latest on loan from Inter.

As far as Aris is concerned, of the three Spaniards who faced injury problems during the break, only Swimsuit. Instead, they entered the mission Monchu and Veleth. The one who was punished was left out Suleimanovwho will serve the penultimate game of his suspension, as well as the newly acquired and unprepared Juancar.

Possible compositions:

OFI (Traianos Dellas): Christogeorgos – Borja Gonzales, Lambropoulos, Christopoulos, Hatzitheodoridis – Bainovic, Bakits – Sengelia, Foundas, Nous – Jung.

Aris (Akis Manzios): Cuesta – Montoya, Fabiano, Brambetz, Friedek – Sifuentes, Darinda, Manu Garcia – Diadi, Moron, Sisto.

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

First Assistant: Polychronis Kostaras

Second Assistant: Angelos Kolliakos

4th referee: Konstantinos Resident

VAR: Spyridon Zambalas

Last year’s victory (3-2) of OFI, in the premiere of the championship in Heraklion, put an end to a negative streak of the Cretan team, which had completed ten matches without a win against the “yellows” regardless of home and organization. The tradition of the last years is not on the side of OFI, as it has prevailed in only three of the last ten that welcomed Aris.

In 43 meetings between the two teams with OFI as host:

23 OFI victories

8 ties

12 victories of Mars

Goal: 71-43