THE Olympic of Mendiliber defeated again, 1-0, the Ferentsvaros with a goal from El Kaabi and qualified for the “16” of the Conference League! So, on Friday (23/2, 14.00) he will learn his opponent.
The Hungarians entered the match stronger, however, after a quarter of an hour they saw the “red and whites” gaining yards on the pitch. Olympiacos was hardly threatened at all and after 30′ it raised its performance even further. In fact, the Mendiliber team missed two unrepeatable opportunities within two minutes.
Fortounis in the 38th minute shot wide after Horta’s incredible vertical pass and then Pontense capitalized on a mistake in the Magyar defense but shot high from an advantageous position. Nevertheless, the goal came in the 45th minute. Mahe made a handball in the area, with Turpin seeing the situation on VAR and awarding the penalty. El Kaabi executed perfectly and made it 1-0.
The scene did not change in the replay, Olympiacos was better, in control and could have scored another goal. In the 68th minute, Podense made the cross with a cross, the ball was deflected and Dibouze kicked for a corner. Three minutes later, Horta capitalized on Rodney’s cross, but his shot went wide. Ferentsvaros tried in the last quarter to threaten, but Olympiacos did not give the right to challenge, thus keeping the score 1-0.
Ferencvaros (D. Stankovic): Dibus, Wingo (46′ Makretskis), Cisse, Mahe, Civic (67′ Ramirez), Zakariasen (67′ Ben Romdan), Abou Fani, Maiga, Marquinhos (86′ Katona), B. Varga, Kontro (46′ Pesic) .
Olympiacos (X. Mendiliber): Paschalakis, Rodinei, Retsos, Carmo, Ortega, Ciquinho (90′ Carvalho), Ese, Horta (74′ Ibora), Pontense, Fortounis (74′ Masouras), El Kaabi (79′ Jovetic)
The prospective rivals Olympiakos and PAOK
Red and white” and “black and white”, therefore, will be in the Nyon draw, which will take place at noon on Friday (23/02), at 2:00 p.m.
The Piraeusalong with the other seven teams that qualified from the Conference playoffs, will be placed in the group of powerless.
On the contrary, the “Biceps of the North» and the other eight group winners will enter their group strong. It should be noted that in the round of 16, teams from the same country cannot be drawn against each other.
Strong: Lille, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Plzen, Brugge, Aston Villa, Fiorentina, PAOK, Fenerbahce
Powerless: Maccabi Haifa, Servette, Dinamo Zagreb, Ajax, Sturm Graz, Union Saint Gilois, Molde, Olympiacos
The “16” games will take place on March 7 and 14.
2024-02-22 22:09:22