OR AEK He made … a soul deposit in Brussels and got a positive result. Although he was found back in score, he reached the final 1-1 against the Underwith the “golden” change, Niklas Eliason. Great appearance and interventions by Thomas Strakosa. Mandalos and Pineda passed in the second half and “transformed” it. The Opap Aren rematch will be judged to qualify for the Conference League. Elimination for the Union leader – with a second card – in delays.
AEK left the Understorm (1-1) with Strakosa and Eliason to stand out. The “pale” first half of the Union was replaced by the “strong” second part of the “yellow -blacks”, which brought the equalizer for Marco Nikolic’s team! The rematch with the Belgians is scheduled to take place next Thursday (28.08.2025, 21:00), where the qualification for the Conference League will be judged.
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AEK will try to achieve its first historic victory against Underlecht to get the European “ticket”.
The match …
Marco Nikolic finally did what he had been working on in recent days, leaving the rhombus aside and giving more width to the “yellow -blacks”. Anderlecht entered the match “loudly”, pressed AEK high and arrived early on the guests. At 3 ′ Strakosa kicked out Werta’s diagonal shot.
AEK’s goalkeeper had a triple surgery at 9 ′! He initially fired Werta’s shot, with Dolberg taking the “rebound” but not being able to beat Strakasa by two meters. Indeed, the Union goalkeeper made his second feet surgery, while the ball went to his chest in a new shot from a difficult angle.
AEK’s first final came to 12 ′. Marin was filled in the area, Relvas took the head but Kuzman was easily picked up. The Union showed that this difficult time is over, “pressing” more steadily in defense. In the attack, her first big phase came at 16 ′. Koutesa and Gatsinovic collaborated on the left, the second broke the ball at the penalty spot, Zini found himself alone, but his place was not good and strong and the AEK striker sent the ball to the Port Port.
As AEK showed … turns, Anderlecht reached 1-0. Casper Dolberg took the ball out of the area and sent it to Strakosa’s net with a strong finish. There was also an offensive check in the phase, since there was suspicion that Dano took the ball offside, with the phase coming out clean.
AEK has had a problem in the movement of the ball and the center area. He only had some individual attempts. In one of them, however, at 38 ′, he touched the equilibrium. Koutesa took the ball from a place to the left, passed every opponent in front of him, entered the opponent, made the shoot, Zini tried to do the control, the ball arrived at Gatsinovic, the Serb was shot at one point but one shot at the point.
The first half ended with an inappropriate shot by Gatsinovic, with the Serb catching the posterior femur of his right foot. At 45+1 ′ and in an unsuspecting phase of removing the ball in the midfield, Huerta found himself unattended in the area and executed with the left, but sent the ball out. This was also the last good time of the first part.
At the start of the repetition, Marko Nikolic put on the Mandalo and Pineda match in the positions of Gatsinovic and Lyubicic. Good morning, the Union became more aggressive, with the Mexican having a good shot at 46 ′. The “yellow -blacks” started circulating the ball more … Defensively, however, they continued to have “issues”, with the hosts pulling balls from the Rota wing.
The match gained a fast pace, with both teams playing aggressively and approaching the opposing frames, creating phases. Nikolic wanted to stimulate AEK’s offensive line and threw Eliason and Pierre in the match. The two, along with Pineda, brought the equalizer!
The Mexican found himself in the area, shot, the ball against Eliason with Pierre doing … Scrin and the international Swedish extremist makes it 1-1 with a fantastic place, with his left foot.
Anderlecht tried to react immediately, but at 80 ′ .. found on Strakosa. Angulo made a shot out of the big area, AEK’s goalkeeper sent the ball to the beam and defeated Azar!
The Belgian made changes, pressing for the equalizer. They approached AEK’s frames, won a corner, but the Union fought strongly and took the draw. The only “black” spot, the elimination of Petros Mandalos in the delays, with a second yellow card (delayed the host of the home side).
The compositions of the two teams:
Anderlecht (Besnik Hassi): Kuzmans, Maamar, Hay, Cana, Augustinson, De Kat (78΄ Saliba), Werta (78΄ Bertatsini), Lansana, Azar (90΄ Stroukens), Angulo (85).
AEK (Markos Nikolic): Strakosa, Rota, Moukoundi, Relvas, Pelion, Marin, Ljubicic (46΄ Mandalos), Koita (72΄ Pierre), Koutesa (88΄ Penras), Gatsinovic (46΄).