2024-03-15 06:47:29
PAS in the league with the teams that will play playoffs got only 7 points, but it is estimated that it is able to get more points now, because its competitive image has improved and it has become more combative and competitive.
As of yesterday, PAS Ioannina started the preparation for the playoff games which will probably start next weekend. Many consider that these matches are completely different compared to the league, because they take place at a different time and moreover now the teams that want the points will enter the field with more determination compared to the rest that have essentially secured the division and want some points to lock her and math.
PAS will start the matches in Peristeri against Atromitos, will welcome Panaitolikos, then will play in Heraklion against OFI, “Zosimades” will return to welcome Asteras Tripoli, two away games will follow with Panserraikos, Kifissia and the curtain falls on Ioannina against Volos. The games between the teams of Panaitolikos, PAS, Kifissia, Volos will be of great interest, which will look like settling accounts, something like a barrage of survival.
PAS in the league games with the teams it will face in the playoffs and in the respective seats, obtained a total of 7 points. In Ioannina, they beat Asteras Tripoli 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Volos and 0-0 with Panaitolikos. Away from home, they drew 1-1 with Atromitos in Peristeri and 1-1 with OFI in Heraklion, lost in Serres with a score of 3-2 and in Kifissia with a score of 4-2.
In some of these games he could have gotten more points, such as in Heraklion who played OFI one-sided and missed classic opportunities, in Serres who lost in stoppage time as Kleiman “suffocated” two goals. Let’s hope that what didn’t go well in the league matches goes better now. The 7 points he got in the league in these 7 games are certainly not enough to stay in the category, because he will reach 25, while the limit will vary from 28 to 30 points.
We believe that PAS is able to get more points in the playoffs, because its competitive image has improved and it has become more combative and competitive. In addition, Grigoriou had the courage to change the goalkeeper Kleiman who was the “Achilles heel” of the team, which Staikos did not dare to do. The poor performance of the Israeli goalkeeper in some games deprived the team of many points.
Let’s remember the games played in the league with the teams that PAS will play in the playoffs and in the respective seats. In Peristeri, the match took place on Sunday, December 3, 2023 for the 13ththe matchday and ended in a draw with a score of 1-1. PAS stood up quite well and had a great chance with Pamlidis. In the 64th minute, Atromitos took a 1-0 lead against Romaille and PAS tied the game 1-1 with a penalty kick in the 87th minute of Eramouspe.
The game against Panaitolikos in Ioannina took place on December 21, 2023 for the 15the matchday and ended in a 0-0 draw. Michalis Grigoriou made his debut on the bench of the local team, as Staikos had been fired after being drawn from Kifissia. In this match too, PAS created opportunities, but the goalkeeper of Panaitoliko Stefanos Kapinos had an amazing performance.
The match against OFI in Heraklion took place on November 11, 2023 for the 11the match day of the championship. OFI took a 1-0 lead in the 1st minute with Marinakis and PAS equalized 1-1 in the 87th minute with Eramouspe. There he played one of the best games of the season and the draw is unfair to him. In the description we noted: “What happened in Heraklion is beyond all logic of football, where an amazing PAS literally destroyed OFI, had two goals with Eramuspe, Tsima, had five or six classic chances, of those that did not they lose, but instead of winning 5-1 it brought a draw with a score of 1-1!”.
In the game against Asteras Tripolis they won with a score of 2-1, breaking a negative streak of 15 games without a win. The game was for the 17ththe matchday and took place at the “Zosimades” stadium, on January 7, 2024. An excerpt from the match description: “Asteras scored the first goal in the 10th minute in an unsuspected phase from…nowhere and made it 0-1 with Miritelos. The fact that PAS had the strength, composure, self-concentration, to turn 0-1 into 2-1, within four minutes (32′ Pamlidis 1-1, 36′ Leo 2-1), to have a goal in the 22′ with Pamlidis and to make another three or four amazing opportunities for goals, says a lot”.
The match in Serres against Panserraikos took place on September 28, 2023 for the 6the match day of the championship. The hosts won with a score of 3-2 in stoppage time with a tragic Kleiman. Apart from Kleiman, many other players did not do well. However, he could get at least the point of the tie that he held until 90′. In the 9th minute, Pileas made it 1-0 with a penalty, in the 11th minute Pantelakis scored it 1-1, in the 32nd minute Staikos scored it 2-1, in the 62nd minute Tsaoussis scored it 2-2 and in the 90th minute Aleksic scored it 3- 2. Our review of the game: “Few players managed to stand out like Pantelakis who was the best, Rossero who came on as a substitute and assisted in the replay and Tsoushis who scored the second goal while his own pass also scored the first with Pantelakis. And Eramuspe, who was also coming forward to help. The rest of the players looked tired, they didn’t have a clear mind, while goalkeeper Kleiman was especially unstable for the second game in a row.” It took a long time for PAS to raise its head after this defeat.
PAS was tragic in Kifissia, where they lost with a score of 4-2. The game took place in Kaisariani on December 16, 2023 for the 14the matchday, first of the second round. Twice PAS managed to equalize, but it was on a bad day as can be seen in our description: “The defense had big gaps, bad placements, and Kleiman again on a bad day. Kifisia had three or four good players who made the difference. They were by no means a team to beat with four goals. He found a bad guy in general and especially in the defense of PAS Ioannina and made him”. The goals of Kifisia were Ozegovics (6′, 90′), Barbosa (11′), Lander (34′) and PAS’s Rosero (10′), Pantelakis (23′).
Finally, the game against Volos in Ioannina took place on November 5, 2023 for the 10the match day of the championship. Score 1-1. PAS led 1-0 in the 54th minute with Kiakos and Koba equalized in the 73rd minute to make it 1-1. “Both teams could have scored the winning goal, but with Volos having more ball possession, not content with a draw but looking for the goal as well” we emphasized in the relevant report.
These were done in the championship in the games with the teams that PAS will face again in the playoffs and in the respective seats. As we pointed out at the beginning, in the playoffs we will see matches under different conditions, with the hope that what did not go well in the league will go well now, where every game is also a … small final. Mainly to be able to keep results when he is in front of the score and to protect his backs better by improving the defensive organization. And the defensive organization is not only about the defensive line, but all the lines, as in modern football teamwork prevails, with the attack starting from the defense and the defense from the attack.
From today’s printed edition of the “Continental Struggle” (8/3/2024)