Against OFI, PAOK found the response they were looking for after the defeat by Aris in the Super League, which ended the club’s remarkable unbeaten run at 51 matches, a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Round of 16 Greek Cup clash.

Without a doubt the best player on the pitch was that man again Josip Misic. Abel Ferreira opted to give the Croatian a more advanced forward midfield role against the Cretans, and he produced one of his best performances in a PAOK shirt.

Mr Vertical was simply irresistible. A dominant force in midfield, he also provided three assists for all of the goals, which were scored by Dimitris Limnios, Diego Biseswar and Chuba Akpom.

In the voting for the Fans’ Man of the Match via paokfc.gr and the PAOK FC Official App, Misic collected 88% of the votes to win the award.