Seven-minded Levadeiakos, came back from 2-0 and stung a point in Serres!

Matsara who had everything except a winner in Serres!

Panserraikos and Levadeaikos entered the match for the 4th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League looking for their first victory and finally got a point each, staying in a draw 2-2.

In an exciting game that was fast-paced from the opening minutes, Panserraikos took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to his goal Salazar (27′) and his own goal Chokai in the 44th minute, however, Levadeiakos reacted in the second half, being clearly superior to his opponent and reaching the tie, with their scorers Balchi in the 55′ and Romo in 75′!

The guests competed with one less player in the “final stretch” of the match, with Moreira to face the referee’s yellow card for the second time, but they missed a huge opportunity to make the complete turnaround at 90’+3′, when Kostis failed to score in his unrepeatable 4-a-4 with Gugesashvili.

Thus, the two teams remained winless and at the bottom of the standings after four games at the start of this year’s championship, with Panserraikos then being hosted by Panathinaikos and Levadeaikos welcoming OFI.

In the minds of the coaches:



With 4-2-3-1, he took down Panserraikos o Michalis Grigoriouwho did not have Khantakia, Sofiano and his club’s most recent transfer acquisition, Wage, available. Gugesashvili was under the posts, with Koutsogula, Bergström, Petavrakis and Fares in the back four. Staikos and Liassos started as a midfield duo, with Deletic, Tomas and Salazar behind the more promoted Bedancourt.

The same system was chosen by Nikos Papadopoulos for Levadeiakos, choosing Garavelis instead of Groff as goalkeeper, Tsapras, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Liagas and Vichos four in front of him. Tsokai and Moreira duo in midfield, Balci in the role of right winger, Yoke in the role of left and with Moreira behind Oboldt.

The match:



The match started with both teams setting a fast pace and with Panserraikos having more time in possession of the ball. The home team visited the visitors’ large area early on, with consecutive corners that went untapped, while in the 4th minute Levadeiakos threatened for the first time, with Vichos making the turn from the left and Gugesashvili blocking.

The first big phase of the match came in the 6th minute and it was for the home team, when Bedancor left the back of the Boeotian defense going one-on-one with Garavelis, “stung” the ball trying to “hang” him, but sent the ball slightly out. Levadeiakos responded in the 13th minute, when after a quick ball movement, Osbolt shot powerfully from a wide position, with Gugesashvili making a difficult save in his closed corner.

Panserraikos upped the ante again after 20 minutes of play, finally taking the lead in the 27th minute when the very active Tomas put in an excellent deep ball for Salazar and he after turning in from the left stepped into the area and shot perfectly, sending the ball wide to the left. corner of the unable to react Garavelis!

With… a 1-0 lead, Grigoriou’s team threatened again in the 30th minute, with Tsokai cutting Thomas at the last moment, while in the 31st minute the Uruguayan midfielder made another attempt, shooting into the arms of Garavelis from a lateral position. Nikos Papadopoulos replaced Yoke with Zini in the same minute, while in the 34th minute, Tsapras found space and shot, seeing the ball stop at Petavrakis, while later in the phase, Tsokai shot wide.

Panserraikos was also superior in the last minutes of the first half, with Kyriakos Papadopoulos cutting Salazar with a perfect tackle who made a hole in the wide area in the 38th minute, while in the 44th minute the home team found the way to the net again! Thomas committed a foul (which drew loud protests from the away side) with a cross, Phares couldn’t get his shot on target in the first half, but then the ball came to Thomas, who got into the box and made the effort. pass, with Tsokai scoring the own goal for 2-0.

Upon the return of the two teams from the locker room, Levadeiakos came in… transformed and clearly more aggressive, threatening Gugesashvili in the 47th minute, with the Georgian goalkeeper blocking Vicho’s free kick. In the 52nd minute, Pedroso chipped the ball in for Zini, but Gugesashvili was out in time to clear the ball for a corner, while the visitors reduced it to 2-1 in the 55th minute when Pedroso curled in an effort from the right and Balchi dived into the path of the ball, scoring with projection!

In the 59th minute, Baltsi found space again and shot powerfully from a distance, with the ball going just past the home team’s left crossbar, while Levadeiakos continued to have more time in possession of the ball, pressing high, while Panserraikos he was trying to take advantage of his counterattacks.

Finally, the visitors were rewarded for their second-half dominance in the equalizer in the 75th minute, when after a big mistake by Liassos, Gianniotas made a steal and Kostis passed the ball to Baltsi, who in turn passed to Romo, who hit the target from close range for 2-2!

In the 79th minute, Levadeiakos was left with 10 players, after Moreira stopped the ball with his hand and saw the yellow card of the referee Pulikidimus for the second time, while the game continued to have… a frantic pace even in its “final stretch” !

Despite playing with one less player, the visitors “touched” the total reversal on two occasions in stoppage time, with Bergstrom cutting Zini with a perfect tackle just before he executed, in 90’+1′, while in 90’+3′ and after a quick counter-attack, Kosti went one-on-one with Gugesashvili, but missed a huge chance. The final phase of the match came at 90’+8′, with Deletic committing a foul and Bergstrom sending the ball over the crossbar with a header.

MVP: On the one hand, Thomaswas the best and most creative player of Panserraikos, having participated in both of his team’s goals, while on the other hand, Balls he was the best of Levadeakou, putting his team back in the game with the goal he scored in the 55th minute and assisting Romo for 2-2! The two share the title of MVP.

The whistle: THE Poulikidis he received the loudest protests from the people of Levadeakou for the foul he called and from which the home team’s second goal came. Correct the second yellow card he showed to Moreira for his hand, sending him off in the 79th minute.

Team compositions:



Panserraikos (Mihalis Grigoriou, 4-2-3-1): Gougesashvili – Koutsogoulas, Bergstrom, Petavrakis, Fares (62′ Davidson) – Staikos, Liassos – Salazar (62′ Terzic), Tomas (73′ Gigits), Deletic – Betancourt (73′ Hadzistravos)

Levadeiakos (Nikos Papadopoulos, 4-2-3-1): Garavelis – Tsapras, Papadopoulos (75′ Kassos), Liagas, Vichos – Tsokai (75′ Kostis), Baltsi, Yoke (31′ Zini), Moreira, Pedrozo (75′ Gianniotas), Ozbolt (63′ Romo)

Referee: Poulikidis

Assistants: Kollias, Christakoglou

VAR: Zelos, Samoilis

Fourth: Great

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