Super League: OFI defeats Apollon Smirnis 2-0 on Sunday
HERAKLION. OFI tops Apollon Smirnis with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Vouros (64') and a goal from L. Phellype (71').
HERAKLION. OFI overcomes Apollon Smirnis with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Vouros (64′) and a goal from L. Phellype (71′). OFI was vastly superior ball possession (65%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis stadium in Heraklion on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Konstantinos Perrakis with the help of Panagiotis Sakkas and Athanasios Kollias. The 4th official was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.
Match Statistics
OFI was in firm control of the ball 65% while Apollon Smirnis was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
OFI was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons OFI won the match.
OFI shot 15 times, 3 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Apollon Smirnis shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
OFI received 2 yellow cards (V. Selimovic and K. Balogiannis). On the opposite side, Apollon Smirnis received 2 yellow cards (S. Tsiloulis and G. Pamlidis).
After playing this encounter, OFI will have 34 points like PAS Giannina to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Apollon Smirnis will stay with 13 points to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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37'37'
V. Selimovic
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40'40'
S. Tsiloulis
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46'46'
G. Pamlidis
G. Gianniotas
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46'46'
K. Balogiannis
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53'53'
N. Signevich
A. Dauda
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60'60'
G. Pamlidis
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60'60'
C. Lisgaras
T. Rogne
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64'64'
P. Vouros
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71'71'
L. Phellype
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75'75'
G. Bouzoukis
J. de Guzman
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76'76'
G. Papageorgiou
R. Chibsah
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78'78'
K. Tsilianidis
L. Lamprou
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84'84'
P. Staikos
J. Neira
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85'85'
B. Kamau
F. Durmishaj
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OFI: Formation and Lineups
OFI started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nikolaos Nioplias chose to play with the following team: Devis Epassy, Nikolaos Marinakis, Praxitelis Vouros, Vahid Selimović, Konstantinos Balogiannis, Jonathan de Guzmán, Miguel Mellado, Juan Angel Neira, Fiorin Durmishaj, Luiz Phellype and Lazaros Lamprou.
Substitutes
OFI made 4 changes: J. de Guzman for G. Bouzoukis (75′), L. Lamprou for K. Tsilianidis (78′), J. Neira for P. Staikos (84′) and F. Durmishaj for B. Kamau (85′).
Apollon Smirnis: Formation and Lineups
Apollon Smirnis started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Gianluca Festa played with: Konstantinos Kotsaris, Dimos Baxevanidis, Thomas Rogne, Bruno Alves, Antonis Dentakis, Sotiris Tsiloulis, Raman Chibsah, Vykintas Slivka, Giannis Gianniotas, Nikos Ioannidis and Abiola Dauda.
Substitutes
Apollon Smirnis made 4 changes: G. Gianniotas for G. Pamlidis (46′), A. Dauda for N. Signevich (53′), T. Rogne for C. Lisgaras (60′) and R. Chibsah for G. Papageorgiou (76′).
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