Pregame
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Half Time
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Substitution
Corners
Offside
Opportunity
Barshot
Comment
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Second Yellow Card
Red card
Missed Penalty
Like a true champion
Platanias are their latest victim, losing 3-0 without being able to resist. Răzvan Lucescu’s troops fired on all cylinders right from the start, staged a siege in Platanias’s box and scored twice in the first 15 minutes, to secure the three-pointer.
Léo Matos went after a lost ball in the 9th minute and his header turned to assist for Dimitris Pelkas , who fired a perfect volley for the opener. Six minutes later, it was Aleksandar Prijović’s turn to score, also on an assist by Matos. The Brazilian full-back set up the Serbian forward for the simplest of finishes, to put the match past the visitors.
There was only one question in the remaining 75 minutes: the extent of the scoreline. The “Double-Headed Eagle” squandered many opportunities to score. As for Alexandros Paschalakis, he was called to intervene just once in the game, and did so with aplomb, beating the rival forward in a one-on-one.
PAOK sealed their 3-0 victory deep into stoppage time. Adelino Vieirinha launched a pinpoint cross and Prijović netted his 19th goal of the league with a header. He leads the scoring charts, while Karim Ansarifard –trailing by two goals– plays on Sunday.
After the final whistle, the on-the-pitch champions were acclaimed and applauded by the Toumba faithful, for overcoming all the hardships and getting a tally of 70 points on the ground and with a match in hand.
Line-ups:
PΑΟΚ: Paschalakis, Matos, Varela, Mihojević, Vieirinha , Maurício, Shakhov (75’ Limnios), Pelkas (49’ El Kaddouri), Mak (63’ Campos), Biseswar, Prijović.
Platanias: Kljajić, Vanderson, Karypidis, Dikamona, Oues, Doualla, Malsa, Ziko, N’Sikulu (68’ Singh), Kasalica (84’ Fouflia), Udoji.
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