With the stamp of its new coach, Jose Luis Mendiliber, Olympiacos with a completely different face, appeared sweeping in Toumba where they crushed PAOK 4-1 in the 23rd matchday of the Super league, paying him with the same hard currency, since the “two-headed » had beaten him 4-2 in the first round in N. Faliro. This was the first victory of the “red and whites” this year in a game against the Big-4 and at the same time they knocked PAOK off the top to which AEK climbed…
The derby started with Olympiacos pressing PAOK very high from the start. The superiority of Olympiakos bore fruit in the 29th minute. Podense found Ciquinho with an excellent cross, he crossed from close range, Kotarski made the save and Navarro on guard sent the ball into the net for 0-1. The phase was checked for offside and the goal counted as normal…
Ten minutes later, in the 39th minute, PAOK found the equalizer. Constantelias took the ball at the height of Rodiney’s cross and filled the area for Murg. Ortega tried to clear but sent the ball to Despodov who wasted no time and made it 1-1 with a strong shot. The “red and whites” complained about a foul by “Delia” on Rodney, the phase was checked by VAR and the goal counted…
Olympiacos, who were better than their opponent in the first half, lost their composure and almost paid for it in stoppage time as Murg missed a great opportunity to reach the turnaround, after his spot kick went wide.
In the 2nd half, the fast pace continued and in the 54th minute, Olympiacos took the lead again with an amazing goal by Podense. Fortunis and Podense quickly committed a foul, the Portuguese advanced with a lightning shot outside the area and, making a diagonal movement, sent the ball to the left “C” of Kotarski for 1-2. The home team tried to react quickly again and in the 60th minute, Despodov in an unrepeatable four-on-four with Paschalakis missed desperately…
Lucescu brought on Tomas and Zifkovic to get his side more attacking but Olympiacos remained tight defensively despite already picking up five yellow cards by the 70th minute and looking for another goal. Lucescu quickly made two more changes in an attempt to get his side looking stressed and tired. Immediately, Medilibar freshened up his team in midfield by throwing Masoura and El Kaabi into the match looking for another goal but also to keep PAOK further back. And he was vindicated in the 83rd minute when, in an exemplary counter-attack, Masouras from the axis saw Pontense on the right side of the area, he fed El Kaabi, who with a shot on the move sent the ball into the net for 1-3, “freezing” the packed crowd Tuba…
Just like after the 1-2, so now (86′) Despontov came out again in a four-four with Paschalakis but the Olympiakos goalkeeper defeated him. And as if that wasn’t enough, El Kaabi in the 90′ ”killed” the “two-headed” with 1-4, giving dimensions of triumph to his team! Ciquinho sent a great ball to Podense, the Portuguese found himself in front of Kotarski, he crossed, the PAOK goalkeeper moved away and El Kaabi, who took the rebound with his left, wrote the final 1-4.
The German Christian Dingert “yellowed” Biancon, Despontov, Fortuni, Ese, Paschalakis, Navarro, Tomas, Carmo.
PAOK: Kotarski, Sastre (72′ Otto), Keziora, Koulierakis, Baba, Meite (72′ Schwab), Ozdoev, Despodov, Murg (61′ Zifkovic), Constantelias (87′ Tzimas), Samata (61′ Thomas).
OLYMPIAKOS: Paschalakis, Rodinei, Biancon (87′ Retsos), Carmo, Ortega, Tsiquinho, Ese, Horta (80′ Ibora), Fortunis (76′ Masouras), Pontense, Navarro (76′ El Caabi).
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