AEK Athens 1-0 Atromitos: prevails over 1-0 with a late goal scored by N. Amrabat
MAINZ. AEK Athens snatched a late win Atromitos 1-0 after N. Amrabat scored a penalty (90').
MAINZ. AEK Athens snatched a late win Atromitos 1-0 after N. Amrabat scored a penalty (90′). AEK Athens was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the assistance of Lazaros Dimitriadis and Ilias Konstantinou. The 4th official was Christos Vergetis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.55 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
AEK Athens was in firm control of the ball 65% while Atromitos was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
AEK Athens was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 13 were on target. Which is one of the reasons AEK Athens won the match.
AEK Athens shot 30 times, 13 on target, 17 off target. On the opposite side, Atromitos shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (O. Pineda and N. Eliasson). On the other side, Atromitos received 4 yellow cards (L. De Bock, A. Erlingmark, A. Gianniotis and T. Mavrommatis).
After playing this match, AEK Athens will have 15 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Atromitos will stay with 11 points to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
L. De Bock
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37'37'
O. Pineda
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38'38'
A. Erlingmark
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47'47'
N. Eliasson
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62'62'
D. Suarez
D. Chatziisaias
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63'63'
J. Jonsson
D. Szymanski
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63'63'
N. Amrabat
N. Eliasson
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70'70'
Marios Tzavidas
Vidar Örn Kjartansson
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70'70'
Andreas Kuen
Juan Muñiz
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70'70'
P. Mantalos
M. Gacinovic
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79'79'
Dorin Rotariu
Gaëtan Robail
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79'79'
Samúel Fridjónsson
Viktor Klonaridis
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81'81'
E. Hajsafi
O. Pineda
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82'82'
A. Gianniotis
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90'90'
T. Mavrommatis
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90'90'
N. Amrabat (Penalty)
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90'90'
Dani Suarez
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, AEK Athens will play away against Levadiakos on the 24th of October with a 14-3 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (2 draws).
Atromitos will host Volos NFC on the 22nd of October with a 6-3 head to head stats in favor of Atromitos (2 draws).
AEK Athens: Formation and Lineups
AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda chose to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis , Lazaros Rota , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Milad Mohammadi , Niclas Eliasson , Damian Szymański , Mijat Gaćinović , Orbelín Pineda , Levi García and Sergio Araujo .
Substitutes
AEK Athens made 4 changes: D. Szymanski for N. Amrabat (63′), N. Eliasson for J. Jonsson (63′), M. Gacinovic for P. Mantalos (70′) and O. Pineda for E. Hajsafi (81′).
Top player: Orbelín Pineda
The player who no doubt impressed AEK Athens the most was Orbelín Pineda even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 55 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Atromitos: Formation and Lineups
Atromitos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Chris Coleman played with: Andreas Gianniotis , Wajdi Kechrida , Dimitris Chatziisaias , Theofanis Mavromatis , Laurens De Bock , August Erlingmark , Eder González , Juan Muñiz , Viktor Klonaridis , Viðar Örn Kjartansson and Gaëtan Robail .
Substitutes
Atromitos made 5 changes: D. Chatziisaias for D. Suarez (62′), J. Muniz for A. Kuen (70′), V. Kjartansson for M. Tzavidas (70′), V. Klonaridis for S. Fridjonsson (79′) and G. Robail for D. Rotariu (79′).
Best player: Andreas Gianniotis
The player that probably impressed the most for Atromitos was the goalkeeper: Andreas Gianniotis. His rating is 9.61. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League
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