THE Olympic did the easy-difficult in “G. Karaiskakis” opposite PAS Ioanninabut defeated the notable Epirotes 3-1 and remains close to the leaders, hoping for better continuity with the integration of transfers.
The “red and whites” maintained their difference at -4 from AEK, while “Ajax of Epirus” despite its honorable effort left Faliro empty-handed and remains at the bottom, along with Kifisia.
Olympiacos started with the goal of a quick goal, which however did not come as their players were misplaced to the opportunities presented to them. The start was made in the 2nd minute, with Masoura entering the area after the cross and shooting incorrectly, while in the 19th minute he was the same one who came out against Athanasios but made a bad finish and missed.
At the completion of half an hour of the match, Fortune found himself in front of the opponent’s goal after Masoura’s turn but sent the ball past the left post, putting the shot outside the crease. In its only dangerous moment in the first 45 minutes, PAS Giannina threatened in the 39th, when Soria with a shot from outside the area tested the reflexes of Paschalakis, who reacted spectacularly and effectively neutralizing the threat in the corner.
Two minutes later, from a Fortunis corner kick, Doi took the header, sending the ball to touch the net, but from the outside, in the last phase of the first half. The young defender of Olympiakos was finally the player who was supposed to break the Gordian link for his team, removing the stress from teammates and technical staff.
With the preventive function of PAS Ioannina being effective until that moment and not allowing significantly dangerous situations around the area, the Doe he took the ball 40 meters from the goal, went forward and executed Athanasiou from a distance, opening the score in the 57th minute.
In the 59th minute, his goal was disallowed Masura for (marginal) offside by Gelson Martins at the start of the phase, for Navarro to double in the 65th minute with a spot-kick from an assist by Masura, and after the phase was checked again by VAR, as the assistant had raised the flag for offside again.
But the match had another way, with PAS Ioannina reducing it in the 75th minute with a penalty Count for Retsou’s marking to Tutou (74′), who went it alone with four defenders and defeated them, highlighting the big problem of this year’s Olympiakos.
Grigoriou’s team moved up the field leaving space for their opponent, with Athanasiou blocking the shot of Podense in the 87th minute and Navarro to stand unlucky in the 88th minute, when the shot with the left from the semi-circle, after his own steal, sent the ball to the post.
His shot initially had the same outcome Jovetic in the 90’+3 (he had entered the 90′ instead of Navarro) after Masoura’s (second) assist, only this time he ended up in the net for 3-1, definitively deciding the winner
REFEREE: Konstantinos Perrakis
YELLOW: Doi – Soria, Rienstra, Rosero, Karahalios
THE COMPOSITIONS:
OLYMPIAN (Carlos Carvalhal): Paschalakis, Kini, Retsos, Doi, Ortega, Ese (73′ Carvalho), A. Orta (61′ Tsiquinio), Masouras, Fortounis, Z. Martins (73′ Pontense), Navarro (90′ Jovetic).
PAS GIANNINA (Mihalis Grigoriou): Athanasiou, Soria, Eramouspe, Bakadimas, Kiakos (82′ Tsoushis), Karahalios, Liassos, Rienstra (82′ Eford), Rosero (63′ Tutou), Tzimas, Balan (63′ Conte)