2024-10-13 20:48:00
The national team played as long as it took to beat Ireland 2-0 in the “C. Karaiskakis” and achieve their 4th consecutive victory in the League of Nations. Tasos Bakasetas in the 48th minute and Petros Mandalos in stoppage time (90+2 minutes) scored the goals for the Greek team, who need a final match now against England (14/11) to take first place in Group B in the second division of the League of Nations.
The national team were excellent in the first half, although they almost found themselves behind. In the 5th minute, due to the mistake of the defense, the ball reached the feet of Ferguson in the area, but Rota managed to block it, he lost his balance and lost. From there until the half-hour mark, Greece were on fire, a goal denied thanks to Kelleher’s superb conditioning. The Liverpool goalkeeper made a great save on a great chance from Pavlidis in the 11th minute, as well as a double save in shots by Bakaseta and Pavlidis in the 19th minute and then Giannoulis in the 30th minute. It was only natural that the momentum of the international players should be temporarily halted at half time.
But as the second half of the game began and before the Irish could think they could leave Faliro with a positive result, Greece opened the scoring. Tasos Bakasetas found himself in a shooting position at the height of the area and scored 1-0 with a powerful right shot in the 48th minute.
He then removed the black armband from his left arm and raised it to the sky, dedicating the back to his honey colleague, George Baldock. From that point on, the visitors took control, forcing the national team to retreat. In the 69th minute, Vlahodemos declared himself “present” on Taylor’s header with the Irish becoming more threatening and Jovanovic trying to give the team “breathers” with constant changes.
The Greek team came under intense pressure, but this was not accompanied by great opportunities. Our internationals absorbed the pressure, “played” with time and did not allow their opponents to take advantage of the reasonable fatigue that existed after the overwork last Thursday and the victory at Wembley. In fact, in stoppage time, Kelleher… assisted Mandalo and from the most serious mistake made by the Irishman, the AEK midfielder “sealed” the victory at 90+2′.
Thus, Greece took the penultimate stage and there is still one more to qualify for the last 4 of the division and promotion to Serie A: a point against England in Faliro on November 14 …
Referee: Joey Cui (Netherlands)
Yellow: Gianoulis, Kourbelis
GREECE (Ivan Jovanovic): Vlachodimos, Rota, Hatzdiakos, Mavropanos, Giannoulis-Siopis, Kourbelis (82′ Mandalos), Tzolis (82′ Tsimikas), Bakasetas (72′ Zafiris), Masouras (65′ Pelkas), Pavlidis (71 ‘). Douvikas)
IRELAND (Heimir Hallgrimsson): Kelleher, Brady, Scales, Collins, O’Shea (82′ McAteer), Cullen, Knight (74′ Molouby), Smodics (74′ Johnston), Parrott, Ferguson (57′ Taylor), Ogbene ( 57′ embossed)
* A minute’s silence was observed before the start of the game in memory of George Baldock. Greek fans also raised two flags to honor a player of our national team who died suddenly
Source: RES-MPE
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