THE Olympic took a 2-1 victory against Antwerp in a “thriller” match for the premiere of its 7th group Europa League.
He was anxious and needed the first goal of Oleg Reabciuk with the “red and white” jersey, but in the end Olympiakos left the match with Antwerp in “Georgios Karaiskakis” victorious for the premiere of the Europa League groups. El Arabi with the… second opened the score for Piraeus at 52., After he had seen his goal canceled at 38 ′ as a marginal offside. The guests found the equalizer with Samata at 75 ′, while they threatened to cause a… heart attack to the “red and whites” before the Moldavian came and gave the victory to Olympiakos, which climbed to the top of the 7th group, after Eintracht Frankfurt and Fenerbahce match.
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The match
The match started with Antwerp having the first great opportunity, since just in the 2nd minute after a cross by Samata, Miyoshi caught his head unmarked, but the ball went out. The “red and whites” took control immediately, however, with the Belgians closing in on their own half of the field, waiting for the opportunity for a counterattack. In the 14th minute Bouhalakis beautifully lowered the long ball of Embilas and turned for EL Arabi whose shot countered the bodies, while in the 20th minute Cisse caught a header after Bouchalakis filled again, but the ball went a little out.
The hosts had the initiative of the moves, but they only threatened the Belgians from the air, who did not leave open corridors to their area. In the 38th minute, one of the fills of Olympiakos paid off, after El Arabi with a move… Zlatan Ibrahimovic found the ball, after filling by Mandi Kamaras, and sent it into the net, but the goal was canceled through VAR since the Moroccan was for a few millimeters in the offside position.
However, the best phase of the first half belonged to the Belgians, who in the 41st minute scored the goal, with Fischer’s fake shot through the area passing just next to Watslik’s left crossbar, while in the 44th minute, after a misjudgment of ” red and white “defense Samata caught a header through the small area, but also failed, with the 0-0 remaining until the end of the first part.
With the start of the second half, Olympiakos found the coveted goal, after El Arabi with a header on the second crossbar at 52 ′ left no room for reaction to Boutez, setting fire to the Faliraki stadium and the “red and whites” in front of the score.
In the 59th minute, Cisse after another nailed header lost the opportunity to make it 2-0 for Olympiakos and from that point on, the Belgians took control of the match. After they rang the “bell” with Frey (60 ′) and Fischer (72 ′), Samata came with a broken head through the heart of the area and put… hard in Martins’ team, tying the score at 1-1.
The Portuguese coach decided at that point to play everything for everything, throwing Ticino, Valbouena and Brusai in the match. Antwerp, however, threatened and came close to the total overthrow with Samata (84 ′) and Betsen (86 ′) before finally Oleg Reabciuk came to 87 και and set the stadium on fire.
The Moldovan back, with a shot in motion and… falling, sent the ball to hit the crossbar and then “nailed” to the nets of Antwerp, forming the final 2-1, with his first goal with the “red and whites”.
The compositions of the match
Olympiacos (Pedro Martins): Vatslik, Karbovnik, Papastathopoulos, Cisse, Reabchuk, Embila (76΄ Valbouena), Bouhalakis, Mandi Kamara (Kounde), Agibu Kamara (81΄ Vrousai), Oniekourou (81΄ Tikini), El M
Antwerp (Brian Riske): Butez, Bataille, De Laet, Almeida, Buta, Verstrate, Nainggolan (67΄ Gerkens), Fischer, Samata, Miyoshi (67΄ Benson), Frey (79΄ Eggestin).
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