PAOK B slip to defeat against Levadiakos [with pictures]
PAOK B took the lead and tried to impose their game on the opposition, but ended up going down to a 3-1 defeat to league-leading Levadiakos on Matchday 12 of Super League 2 on Sunday (3.12) in Efkarpia.
The match had a good tempo and plenty of dynamism early on, with three goals scored wuthin the first 17 minutes. PAOK took the lead in the third minute with a Giaxis shot after Ricardo’s pass. However, the visitors responded quickly, in the 13th minute, with an equalizer via Cuadras. Then just four minutes later, Levadiakos took the lead through Romo. The Double-headed Eagle’s second string missed at least three good chances to level the game. The first was in the 22nd minute with Ricardo, then in the 31st minute with Ninua, and in the 43rd minute with Darelas. Also, in added time at the end of the first half, Tsopouroglou’s shot shaved the crossbar.
The second half was a stark contrast to the action-packed opening 45 minutes. The game turned into a dogged midfield battle with tough duels and tough tackling, and with few chances to note in front of either goal. In one of the few openings in the 79th minute, Romo managed to header home to make it 3-1 to the visitors to wrap up the win.
A highlight at the start of the game was when the players were escorted onto the pitch alongside members of the day care center for the disabled, «I Zoi», who also then watched the match. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3, according to the UN general assembly in 1992), the Super League 2 embraces organizations and institutions from all over Greece, and dedicated the 12th matchday of the A group and the 10th of the B group to people that we must always include in every aspect of political, social, economic, sporting and cultural life.
Team lineups:
PAOK B: Z.Zivkovic, Tasiouras, Kitsakis (46′ Manolioudis), Panagiotou, Pantekidis, Giaxis (69′ Goumas), Darelas, Ninua, Tsopouroglou (69′ Rumiantsev), Ricardo (56′ Spyrakos), Panidis (80′ Gitersos).
Levadei: Croff, Vichos, Liagas (57′ Tselepidis), Tsapras, Sotirakos, Belmonte, Mechia, Nikas (57′ Symelidis), Cuadra (76′ Hammond), Poletto (46′ Gianniotas), Romo (88′ Tsirigotis).
