Qualification time for the U20s
Having secured a 1-1 draw in Hungary, PAOK U20s take on Puskás Akadémia Felcsút on Wednesday 19 October at 18:00 in Kaftanzoglio Stadium for the second leg of the UEFA Youth League first knock-out stage.
PAOK U20s started their UEFA Youth League adventure on 28 September in Felcsút, Hungary, and everybody at the camp of the “Double-Headed Eagle” hopes that the journey will continue and they will qualify to the next round, where AFC Ajax U20s are waiting. If Pablo García’s troops make it, they will play against Ajax in Thessaloniki on 2 November and the second leg will be held in Amsterdam on 23 November.
In the first leg held in Pancho Arena, Puskás Akadémia Felcsút took the lead in the 58th minute and PAOK leveled in the 75th minute through Stathopoulos.
Pablo García has all players at his disposal, except for injured Giorgos Tzovaras.
PAOK U20 squad consists of: Marios Siampanis, Giorgos Muca, Stergios Dodontsakis, Konstantinos Dimitriou, Rafail Gialamoudis, Giorgos Papathanasiou, Tasos Meletidis, Sokratis Aidonidis, Antonis Stathopoulos, Zisis Chatzistravos, Nikolas Mattheou, Konstantinos Chatzidimpas, Artem Kozak, Fotis Konstantinou, Christos Papadopoulos, Giorgos Noukaris, Agathoklis Polyzos, Manolis Kragiopoulos, Sokratis Kyrillidis, Meletios Miskovic.
PAOK delegation consists of coaches Pablo García and Apostolos Papavasiliou, team manager Kostas Iosifidis, physical condition trainer Kostas Kazanas, goalkeeping coach Vasilis Petropoulos, match analyst Ilias Galanopoulos, team doctor Giannis Ousantzopoulos, physiotherapist Stavros Terzanidis, kit manager Thanasis Variemezis and UEFA contact person Κostas Vourtsis.
The match won’t be broadcast live but you can follow it on paokfc.gr, PAOK FC Official App (Play Store / App Store) and on PAOK FC Social Media:
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After the encounter, stay tuned for exclusive videos of PAOK TV with match highlights and the reaction of coach and players.
