A relieving win and safety for PAOK B
An important victory, with an upset for PAOK B, over Aiolikos in Aridaia – a victory that also mathematically ensures the team’s place in Super League 2. And although it’s true that, “PAOK are not meant to celebrate simply staying up, PAOK is a team that must have an upward trajectory”, as Alexis Alexiadis also pointed out, the team’s effort in this difficult and peculiar championship is creditable.
The Double-headed Eagle win 2-1 against Aiolikos, collected 30 points and have three games left to complete the season.
PAOK B started the game without any stress and essentially dominated, often creating openings but without an end result. On the other hand, Aiolikos showed dynamism and had some dangerous counter-attacks, from one of which they opened the scoring through Zakaric in the 33rd minute. Shortly afterwards, the visitors missed an important opportunity to equalize with Manolioudis failing to convert Grosdis’ cross.
Fully aware of what they had to do, PAOK B entered the second 45 minutes with greater confidence and determination. And after chances in the 47th minute through Goumas and in the 57th minute via Pantekidis, they fianlly equalized in the 73rd minute through Shapovalov. Goumas crossed, Kanis fired in the first shot and on the rebound the Estonian scored from close range for 1-1. Three minutes later, Kanis won a penalty, which he converted for 2-1, with the team celebrating the turnaround goal by holding up the shirt of the injured Vassilis Kitsakis. PAOK B then gave teh home side no room to get back into the game and held form for an important three points. As a result, all is calm in the camp and on the Wednesday after Easter the team will go to Kozani for Matchday 8 of the play outs.
Aiolikos: Dokic, Aliatidis, Yoke, Zakaric, Benitez (83′ Krimizas), Ignatovic, Karanikas, Balogiannis (78′ Hamidovic), Triantafyllakos (63′ Srinic), Noulas, Ungialidis
PAOK B: Monastirlis, Manoliudis (63′ Panagiotou), Tasiouras, Kottas, Pantekidis (63′ Deligiannis), Giaxis, Grosdis, Spyrakos (63′ Sapovalov), Tsopouroglou, Bradonijc (46′ Goumas), Kanis (85′ Smyrlis).
