2024-03-20 17:30:49
The great battle to stay in the Super League begins today, as PAS Ioannina will face Atromitos at 19:30 at the Peristeri stadium.
It is the premiere of the play-off games, which is also the second and last chance for “Ajax of Epirus”, through this process, to fight for the stay and cover the lost ground in the standings. By his side are thousands of Epiroites, ready to fight their own battles in the home games. The two teams do not need to…re-form, having played each other recently at the “Zosimades” stadium for the 26the match day of the championship. In PAS they know that today they have a very difficult task against a very high quality and good team, but their course is a road with no turning back. Each match is also a “mini final” of stay. The blue and whites will enter the field with stubbornness, courage, determination to claim the best possible result. A good start will be the best for the sequel. The mission has been in Athens since the day before yesterday afternoon and the last training took place yesterday afternoon at the Koropi stadium, where Michalis Grigoriou gave the last instructions to his players. The coach asked his players to avoid mistakes, close the spaces well with tight lines and have absolute concentration in the game. Mainly PAS will pay attention to the inhibitory function and from there on what they can do in the offensive part by scoring a goal. Out of the mission are the injured Conte, Nagy, Garo, Naomis and the suspended Soria. In relation to the previous game which was again against Atromitos in Ioannina, Eramouspe, Pantelakis, Leo are back. For today’s crucial match, Grigorios has Soulis, Athanasiou, Vrakas, Tsoushis, Pantelakis, Karahalios, Sobotchinski, Gino, Rosales, Rosero, Pamlidis, Eramuspe, Leo, Tzimas, Tutou, Rienstra, Panagou, Kiakos, Bakadimas, Demir at his disposal. , Liassos, Balan.
REFEREE MANOUCHOS
Evangelos Manouhos of the Argolida association was appointed by the EPO as referee of the match Atromitos – PAS Ioannina for the 1the matchday of the playoffs. His assistants will be Konstantinos Psarris (Zakynthos) and Konstantinos Nikolaidis (Macedonia). Fourth referee Panagiotis – Raphael Tsiaras (Kavalas). They appointed Alexandros Tsakalides (Chalkidiki) to VAR and Andreas Meidanas (Achaia) as AVAR assistant. Arbitration observer Vasilios Terovitsas (Aitoloakarnania). This year, Manouhos also managed the games PAS – Olympiacos 0-3 and Aris – PAS 2-0.
HISTORY WITH FEARLESSNESS
In 29 games of the A’ and B’ national championships, Atromitos scored 15 victories, PAS scored 2 victories while 12 games ended without a winner. Of these 29 games with Atromitos as home team, 25 were played at the Peristeri stadium, 2 at Leoforos and one at the Byzantium stadium in Megara. In the institution of the Cup there are five matches (three in Peristeri and two in Ioannina) of which four ended with victories of “Ajax of Epirus” and one draw. This year, for the league matches, both games in Peristeri and Ioannina ended in a 1-1 draw.
WITH PAOK, K17 OF PAS
For the U17 Youth Championship, PAOK will play today in Thessaloniki with PAOK. The game will take place at the Makedonikos stadium in Nea Efkarpia with a start time of 18.15. It will be directed by Leonidas Berveris of the Macedonia association.
The Youth K19 and K15 teams do not have matches.
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THE PROGRAM
1the COMPETITIVE
17.00 Asteras Tripoli – Volos (NOVAsports 2)
17.30 Kifissia – OFI (COSMOTEsport 2)
19.30 Atromitos – PAS Ioannina (NOVAsports prime)
20.00 Panetolikos – Panserraikos (COSMOTEsport 1)
THE GRADING
(In 26 games)
Asteras Tripoli 31
Fearless 28
Panseraikos 27
OFI 25
Kifissia 21
Panatolikos 20
Volos 19
PAS Ioannina 18
NB: The last two will be directly relegated to the Second National League.
– Volos has a nil in the match against Kifissia.
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From today’s printed edition of the “Continental Struggle” (16/3/2024)