Super League: Olympiakos Piraeus tops Panaitolikos 2-0 on Saturday
AGRINIO. Olympiakos Piraeus tops Panaitolikos with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Biel (50') and a goal from M. Valbuena (82').
AGRINIO. Olympiakos Piraeus prevails over Panaitolikos with a 2-0 win with a goal from P. Biel (50′) and a goal from M. Valbuena (82′). Olympiakos Piraeus was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Panetolikou stadium in Agrinio on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Andreas Gamaris who had the assistance of Reinhart Buxbaum and Hassan Kula. The 4th official was Alexandros Katsikogiannis. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 17 degrees Celsius or 62.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 64%.
Match Statistics
Olympiakos Piraeus was in firm control of the ball 71% while Panaitolikos was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Olympiakos Piraeus was more aggressive with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Olympiakos Piraeus won the match.
Panaitolikos shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Panaitolikos. On the opposite side, No yellow cards were issued to Olympiakos Piraeus.
After this match, Panaitolikos will stay with 11 points like Atromitos to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Olympiakos Piraeus will have 14 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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50'50'
P. Biel
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53'53'
Y. El Arabi
C. Bakambu
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66'66'
F. P. Almeida Duarte F.
J. Diaz
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67'67'
G. Liavas
D. Chouchoumis
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70'70'
D. Samassekou
Sokratis
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71'71'
M. Valbuena
G. Masouras
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76'76'
Joao Pedro
J. Morsay
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82'82'
M. Valbuena
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83'83'
D. Flores
S. Mladen
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83'83'
I. Chatzitheodoridis
L. Shengelia
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88'88'
K. Fortounis
J. Rodriguez
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88'88'
G. Rodrigues
P. Biel
Next match
In the upcoming Super League match, Panaitolikos will play away against Ionikos on the 29th of October with a 1-1 head to head record.
Olympiakos Piraeus will host Lamia on the 30th of October with a 10-0 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (0 draws).
Panaitolikos: Formation and Lineups
Panaitolikos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Yannis Anastasiou chose to play with the following team: Antonis Stergiakis , Konstantinos Apostolakis , Diamantis Chouchoumis , Sebastian Mladen , Jacob Une Larsson , Jorge Díaz , Derek Cornelius , Johan Martensson , Jonathan Morsay , Dimitrios Kolovos and Levan Shengelia .
Substitutes
Panaitolikos made 5 changes: J. Diaz for F. P. Almeida Duarte F. (66′), D. Chouchoumis for G. Liavas (67′), J. Morsay for Joao Pedro (76′), S. Mladen for D. Flores (83′) and L. Shengelia for I. Chatzitheodoridis (83′).
Top player: Derek Cornelius
Probably the most impressive player in Panaitolikos was Derek Cornelius.
His rating is with 39 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
Olympiakos Piraeus: Formation and Lineups
Olympiakos Piraeus started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, José Miguel González Martín del Campo played with: Alexandros Paschalakis , Pipa , Andreas Ndoj , Sokratis , Oleg Reabciuk , Giorgos Masouras , Yann M’Vila , In-Beom Hwang , Pep Biel , James Rodríguez and Cédric Bakambu .
Substitutes
Olympiakos Piraeus made 5 changes: C. Bakambu for Y. El Arabi (53′), Sokratis for D. Samassekou (70′), G. Masouras for M. Valbuena (71′), J. Rodriguez for K. Fortounis (88′) and P. Biel for G. Rodrigues (88′).
Top player: James Rodríguez
The player who no doubt impressed Olympiakos Piraeus the most was James Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 79 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 7 crosses.
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