PAOK achieved their goal in Thessaloniki against Panserraikos and entered the new Stoiximan Super League season on the right foot. Despote conceding two goals against their valiant opponents from Serres, the Double-headed Eagle had all the answers, scoring three goals to take all three valuable points.

Major protagonists for Razvan Lucescu’s team were Chalov and Stefan Schwab. Chalov started for the first time and had an impressive outing in the 71 minutes he played. Although he did not score, the Russian striker created many problems for the opposing defense, also hitting the crossbar in the 42nd minute. In the 60th minute he won the penalty with which the hosts scored the winning goal to make it 3-2. Mr. Effective was also pivotal as he neted twice from the penalty spot to seal the three points for PAOK.

In the Medi Jeunesse Fans’ Man of the Match poll, it was a close call but Chalov received 49% of the vote and won his first individual award in a PAOK shirt, with Schwab finishing in second place.