Olympiakos PiraeusFiorentina
UEFA Europa Convention League – matchday 1 – 29/05/24 – 21:01
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Ayoub El Kaabi
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Ayoub El Kaabi
1 – 0
Of the 80 prizes in membership historical past, that is probably the most spectacular. Olympiakos has received its first European high prize with the Convention League. Within the last towards Fiorentina, the Greeks received by the smallest distinction after further time. Ayoub El Kaabi topped himself a hero by scoring the profitable objective on the absolute finish.
Olympiacos – Fiorentina in a nutshell:
Whereas a denouement with penalties is getting nearer, Olympiakos nonetheless strikes within the second further time. El Kaabi trumps Ranieri on a cross from Hezze and likewise beats Terracciano. There’s then not sufficient time for Fiorentina to reply.
Ayoub El Kaabi definitely didn’t play his finest sport, however the Moroccan made the distinction for Olympiakos with an ideal objective. The eleventh objective in 9 video games for the highest scorer of the Convention League. Nobody did it to him within the knockout section of a European competitors.
Olympiacos writes historical past by profitable its first European last, by no means earlier than has a Greek crew been capable of win a European cup. For Fiorentina, European finals appear cursed. Six instances it reached a European last, solely in 1961 did it win the Cup Winners’ Cup.
Promising begin is not going to be continued
L’Italia s’è desta, Italy has woken up. The primary strains of the Fratelli d’Italia, the Italian nationwide anthem, have hardly ever sounded so applicable. After Atalanta received the Europa League final week, the Convention League may additionally turn into a prey for Italian soccer.
After dropping the ultimate final yr towards West Ham, Fiorentina had extra expertise than Olympiacos Piraeus, which was in a European last for the primary time. Within the Agia Sofia Stadium of arch-rival AEK Athens, the Greek report champion had the house benefit with the help of hundreds of Greek followers.
Each groups began the ultimate undeterred. Terracciano needed to take motion after a couple of minutes on a shot from Podence and on the opposite facet Belotti made Olympiakos tremble. The sport flowed forwards and backwards, giving the ultimate a promising begin, at a excessive tempo.
Fiorentina then pressed a bit of extra. A objective by Milenkovic was rightly disallowed for offside, Bonaventura discovered Tzolakis in his approach twice. On the opposite facet, Terracciano needed to save Podence’s header.
Prime scorer El Kaabi, the person who guided Olympiacos to the ultimate with 10 objectives in 8 video games, barely featured within the piece. With peace in sight, the Moroccan out of the blue appeared in entrance of Terracciano, however he allowed himself to be trumped by the goalkeeper and likewise knocked him over.
Messy second half
The second half was startled early by a robust collision between Belotti and Retsos. The primary of many stoppages in a second half that simply did not get going.
In a messy sport of soccer there was nothing to do till twenty minutes earlier than the tip. On Dodo’s cross, Kouamé had the opening objective at his foot, however with a cracked shot the ex-Anderlecht participant gave Tzolakis the possibility to avoid wasting the day.
Olympiakos additionally got here near scoring. Twice a superb free kick from substitute Horta was the premise. First Iborra headed broad after which El Kaabi simply went below the ball. Scarce highlights in a last through which issues went from dangerous to worse.
El Kaabi makes Greeks dance with pleasure
The common taking part in time didn’t produce a winner and so soccer needed to be performed in Athens even after midnight. Olympiakos got here closest to scoring within the first further interval. Jovetic, of all folks, nearly defeated his former crew, however Terracciano saved Fiorentina upright once more.
If the primary extension was for Olympiakos, then the second was for Fiorentina. Ikoné was capable of take a swing within the field in a single go, however identical to Kouamé earlier within the match, he didn’t hit the ball. Tzolakis was thus capable of intervene once more.
A couple of minutes later an ice-cold bathe adopted for La Viola. El Kaabi dived completely for the ball on a cross from Hezze and caught Terracciano. After a objective verify by the VAR, the sunshine went inexperienced, the Greek followers went loopy.
Fiorentina loses the ultimate of the Convention League for the second yr in a row. Olympiakos instantly received the primary European last, Greek soccer is having a heyday and at last has a European cup for the primary time in historical past.
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Finish
Nice pleasure at Olympiacos, nice disappointment at Fiorentina. Olympiakos is the primary Greek membership ever to win a European trophy, Fiorentina loses the ultimate of the Convention League for the second yr in a row. Prime scorer El Kaabi made the distinction within the second further time.
Carmo blocked Icon off!
Fiorentina will get 5 further minutes to implement penalties. Ikoné is completely launched into the field and may take a shot from shut vary, however Carmo is simply capable of block his shot. Olympiakos is doing effectively right here.
An additional 5 minutes will likely be added.
Ikoné can’t rating the equalizer
Purpose counts!
Exuberant cheering from the Greek followers! The objective does depend. Hit quantity 11 for El Kaabi in 9 video games. Can Fiorentina shut or will it lose the Convention League last for the second yr in a row?
Then anyway! El Kaabi strikes for Olympiakos within the one hundred and fifteenth minute: 1-0
Nonetheless a reservation, as a result of there will likely be a objective verify. Was El Kaabi offside?
El Kaabi does it for Olympiacos!
Then El Kaabi! The highest scorer of the Convention League dives completely to the ball on a Hezze cross and catches Terracciano.
Now extra possession for Fiorentina, which is taking part in a robust second further time.
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Fiorentina will increase the stress for some time with an excellent assault, however once more the issue lies with the ending. Ikoné can kick in a single time within the field, however cracks his shot. Tzolakis can thus save Olympiakos.
Nice alternative for Fiorentina, however once more no objective
2nd extension
Some extra personnel modifications firstly of the second further interval. Ranieri and Beltran be part of the crew at Fiorentina, Masouras at Olympiakos.
