Olympiacos finished PAOK and goes “air” to Brah de Ferre titles with AEK!

Subjugated him PAOK In the crowded “G. Karaiskakis »the upper and highly impressive Olympic!

In a game that was a derby with … all of it, with many duels, runs, tension and terrible rhythm, the “reds” dominated the field and prevailed 2-1 of the champions of Greece For the 24th Stoiximan Super League!

Great protagonist for the winners who reached the 24 Matches Undefeated in all competitions, were the Babis Kostoulas, Apart from the winning goal he scored in the 31st minute, he gave many duels and was in many stages until the 75th minute replaced. Excellent throughout the match were the Rodin and Zelssonwith the first opening the score in the 6th minute with a direct foul, while for the Thessaloniki, it had temporarily reduced by Madi Kamara in 24 ‘. In fact, The guests completed the match with ten playersas in the 85 ‘Otto left injured, at a time when Lutsescu had closed his changes.

As such, the Piraeus players remained for yet another racing at the top of the table with 54 points, at a time when they left the “black and white” at -11 and virtually out of the title battle. Parallel, his team Jose Luis Mendilibar goes furious to Two sticky derby with AEK In a league and cup!

In … Coach’s mind:



THE Jose Luis Mendilibar He lined up Olympiacos with his classic system, 4-3-2-1. Underneath the fireplace, Tzolakis was found, with Rodinei, Biancon, Carmos and Ortega, they are the quadruple of defense. Mouzakitis and Garcia were on the axis, while Zelson and Velde started in the two “wings” with Kostoula in the role of “10”, behind the only promoted, Ayub El Kabi.

On the other hand, Razvan Lutsescu also chose 4-2-3-1. Coarsky under the goalposts, with Sastle on the left of the defense and Otto on the right instead of Baba, with Kentzioras and Vietsque on the stopper. The defensive twin in the huffs were Svab and Madi Kamara, with Zivkovic and Tyson starting on the two wings and the molded Samata at the top of the attack. Constantiles took a free role behind the basic jersey.

The match:

Explosive was the start in the game, as it suits a derby between the Olympic and PAOK. Before even completing a minute, the Thessaloniki came very close to opening the score when at the 31 seconds Tyson’s shot From the left beyond just next to Tzolakis’ hearth. Both groups they showed a terrible passion to push The first line of the opposing defense, resulting in many steals and midline duels. In the 6th minute, the match balances changed, with the “reds” opening the score with Rodinei’s direct foulwho with clever execution, surprised the defense and Koarsky, Writing 1-0!

Ten minutes later, the hosts threatened again when after a foul by Rodinei – up and down from the same point they scored before – Kostoulas He caught the head, with the “black and white” cyprus blocking. The rhythm was still frantic, with the ball going up and down, as the guests were trying to hit the counter and the quick transition. Finally, in their second chance in the game, they were fortunate to be 1-1, when after excellent growth and ball circulation, Zivkovic “served” from the right, the ball went a little over Carmos, with Mantle Unilateral to score with Head for 1-1 at 24 ‘! In his honor, the midfielder from Guinea did not celebrate the goal as a sign of respect for his former team.

A goal that … dropped another oil on the two -team engines, raising even more “turns” in a fast and with lots of tempo runs. In 30 ‘, his shot Velde He stopped on Kostoula to get seconds later Razvan Lutsescu’s team on the attack, with Tzolakis falling and blocking his place Tace in surprise. A minute later, the “answer” of Piraeus came, with Zelson making a terrible perpendicular to Kostulathat to reach the height of the small area and with Cool to make it 2-1 in the 31st minute!

After two short holidays due to injuries, the pace of the match returned to his … well -known Standard with Madi threatening with a 41st minute. Four minutes later, after a foul by Rodinei, the Bianconon He headed the ball out of the way, which his head had and his head El blah In the third minute of delays after a Brazilian back cross.

As in the first half, so in the repetitionthe game started with a phase. This time for Olympiacos, who after stealing the neuralgic space outside the big area, threatened with a shot by Zelsonwhich was hard to make by Komost. As time went on, the “biceps of the north” seemed to get better on the pitch and slowly take control of the match. The guests recorded a good time in the 54 ‘when, after a long -standing shot, Svab’s shot stopped Tzolakis, and two minutes later, the Greek cyprus blocked Vietask’s head.

Seeing the center of losing the duels, the Jose Luis Mendilibar dropped on their pitch S and Storm instead of Mouzakitis and Velde respectively. Changes that seemed to have had a direct influence on the way Olympiacos operates, as it balanced the battle of the center. Indeed, the midfielder from Honduras had two very good times For 3-1, initially with the shot at 64 ‘and the ball to go a little out, and then two minutes later, when after Zelson’s vertical, came out of a tie-a-tete with Coarsky, But his place left out of the sideline, even while he was going to his right to El Kabi.

Then The match became … Rodeo and quite anarchicwith both teams looking for the goal, one to “lock” the three -point, the other to get back to the match. In the 69 ‘, Otto’s parallel shooting found Constantelia, whose promotion went a little out. The Thessalonians continued to “besiege” the opposing area either with a foul or a corner, but to no avail, when Tyson at 74 ‘ Try his foot from afar, finding Tzolaki on alert. Four minutes later, the Olympiacos arrived a … breath from the third goalwith his Coarsky to make mythical contact in the head of Orta! In the 80 ‘, Palma’s difficult place from a fairly side -wide position stopped at Croatian Kipper, while, while In the 88 ‘El Kabi wasted unique opportunity, Auto -header, being alone in the second beam!

It is noted that PAOK from the 85th minute onwards, PAOK was playing with ten players as the When With an injury problem he left the field, with Lutsescu completing the changes. In the final of the match, the “reds” also searched the third goal with Orta and Martins, while in the 90+3 ‘they found their way to the net with El Kabi, End that was rightly canceled for Moroccan’s hand.

MVP: Undoubtedly Babis Kostoulas, along with Rodinei, were the ones who stood out, as beyond the goals they scored, they were in many stages and constantly pose risks to the opposing defense.

The … whistle: The refereeing of Tobia Stiler, who did not have many difficult phases to manage, letting the match play.

The match compositions:



Olympiacos (Jose Luis Mendilibar): Tzolakis, Rodinei, Biancon, Carmos (46 ‘Pirola), Ortega, Garcia, Mouzakitis (60’ Es) L, Velde (60 ‘Palma), Kostoulas (75’ Kostoulas), Zelson, El Kaabi.

PAOK (Razvan Lutsescu): Coarsky, Sasthak (46 ‘Baba), Kenziora, Vietsque, Otto, Kamara, Svab (70’ Mait), Zivkovic (81 ‘Dessodov), Constantiles (81’ Pelkas), Tyson, Samata (81 ‘).

Referee: Tombias Steler (Germany)

Assistants: Christian Gittelman, Mark Borses (Germany)

4th referee: Christos Vergetis (Arcadia)

VAR: Peel Guenter (Germany), Avar: Fotis Polychronis (Pieria)